And thanks for joinin and thanks for joining us on cspans American History tv. Now, it is our special series on the speeches that find a presidency. Harry truman took up fdrs mantle as one of the nations longest serving president s died suddenly in april of 1945. Truman was elected in his own right in 1948 and during his tenure he oversaw the end of world war ii, but now he presided over the beginning of the cold war. Here is president truman on his january 20th 1949 inauguration, a time he said, of grave possibilities. And i duration day. Welcome to 1949. The biggest and maduro in United States history is ready to begin. Line pennsylvania avenue, soon to be the main avenue of the triumphant parade. Railroad jams and more than half 1 million visitors from every state of the union on this festive Inauguration Day. Early morning, spectators have been along the parade route. People try their wares, and that is harry truman, elected president of the United States. Mr. Truman, the daughter,
Welcome to the National Press club. I covered as a very young reporter, a baby good evening. Welcome to the National Press club. I covered watergate as a very young reporter, a baby reporter, they just let me come in diapers. I covered from the hearings to the trials. I am especially elated to be here this evening i went like to welcome cspan and the cspan audience. This is being filmed for cspans American History tv. Our program tonight marks the 50th anniversary of the saturday night massacre that ultimately led to president nixons resignation in the scandal. It was a significant event in the nations political history to say the least. The National Press club played an Important Role on it, special prosecutor cox, who i would later be lucky enough to become friends with held his News Conference here on the afternoon of october 20th, right in the clubs ballroom. It was at that Historic Press conference that he insisted that president nixon turn over the tapes. We will see a clip later
Arkansas. Ladies and gentlemen, the president of the United States. Pres. Eisenhower good evening, my fellow citizens. This evening,tes i should like to speak to you about the serious situation that has arisen in little rock. Make this talk, i have come to the president s office in the white house. I could have spoken from rhode island, where i have been staying recently. Speaking fromt in the house of lincoln, objection, and of wilson. My words were better conveyed both the sadness i feel and the actions i was compelled today to the firmness with which i intend to pursue this until the orders of the federal court of little rock can be executed without unlawful interference. In that city, under the leadership of extremists, disorderly mobs deliberately defended carrying out proper orders on a federal court. Local authorities have not eliminated that violent opposition. Law, i issued a proclamation yesterday, calling upon the mob to disperse. Morning, the mob again gathered in front of
Mr. Railsback . Chairman, thank you, and members of the committee by saying that you, mr. Chairman, i think in a rather difficult assignment with you because you know on many occasions i think you have handled yourself very well. And i think i can say for the most members of the committee that during these six months through the 38 volumes of evidence, the listening to the live witnesses morning, afternoon and night that i can be proud of my judiciary colleagues, most of them. I feel badly as Charlie Sandman did about the leaks, the selective leaks, some of which i think the newspapers made a mistake in playing. Although i know they have a job. I used to like to be on the House Judiciary Committee when we were worried about penal reform and juvenile delinquency, trying to improve some very important things in our country that needed improving, but im about to reconsider my assignment now that we have had amnesty, abortion, impeachment and now a bomb threat. Let me say that im one of th
Has in fact either authorized the bake in or personal the cover up. We were persuaded beyond a convincing case that he should stand trial in the political sense of having to have a trial in the senate but nobody felt great about it. Most people get burdened. They didnt want to. We felt there was no alternative. We were the elected officials and had a duty to see whether the highest officer in the country had breached his duty. William cohen, 1974, a republican member of the House Judiciary Committee. Thank you for being with us. Thank you for being with us on cspans 3 American History tonight. Tv 8 00 eastern time sunday evening we will continue our look at house judiciary committ committee. Our coverage of the 40th anniversary of water gate continues including debate over article two which charge nixon of abuse with power. You will also hear from the forrer director of the library and museum and explains how the committees vote affecting our understanding of president ial power today.