time ▁con gress man ▁William ▁E . ▁Miller ▁gave ▁up ▁the ▁seat ▁to ▁run ▁as ▁Barry ▁Gold water ' s ▁running ▁mate . ▁He ▁served ▁from ▁January ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁until ▁he ▁retired ▁from ▁Congress ▁January ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁after ▁opt ing ▁not ▁to ▁seek ▁re - e lection . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁sole ▁no ▁vote ▁on ▁a ▁bill ▁to ▁introduce ▁pen alt ies ▁for ▁any ▁person ▁who ▁" know ingly ▁dest ro ys , ▁know ingly ▁m util ates " ▁their ▁draft ▁card . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁remembered , ▁among ▁other ▁things , ▁for ▁suggesting ▁during ▁the ▁Jud ici ary ▁Committee ▁hearing ▁on ▁Richard ▁N ixon ' s ▁im pe achment ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁that ▁the ▁bomb ing ▁of ▁Camb odia ▁be ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁articles ▁of ▁im pe achment , ▁and ▁that ▁if ▁it ▁were , ▁he ▁would ▁support ▁that ▁article . ▁After ▁serving ▁in ▁Congress , ▁Smith ▁spent ▁time ▁as ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁J oint ▁Commission ▁and ▁as ▁executive ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Association ▁to ▁Un ite ▁the ▁Dem oc ra cies . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁from ▁New ▁York ▁( state ) ▁Category : 1 9 1 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 9 5 ▁death s ▁Category : D art mouth ▁College ▁al umn i ▁Category