This episode's headline: Parting Words; Advise and Consent; Interested Parties; 2 Great Legends; Troubled Waters. The guests include ROBERT GATES, Director, Central Intelligence Agency; RON BROWN, Commerce Secretary-Designate; SEN. ERNEST HOLLINGS, Committee Chairman; SEN. JOHN BREAUX, [D] Louisiana; SEN. TRENT LOTT, [R] Mississippi; CORRESPONDENTS: JUDY WOODRUFF; SPENCER MICHELS. Byline: In New York: ROBERT MacNeil; In Washington: JAMES LEHRER