>> the president and the congress tonight are actually on a collision course. he will not give them any white house recordings. >> i realized if that information ever comes out, it's the end of the nixon presidency. good evening. in recent months, members of my administration and officials of the committee for the reelection of the president, including some of my closest friends have been charged with involvement in what has come to be known as the watergate affair. i will do everything in my power to ensure that the guilty are brought to justice and that such abuses are purged from our