I shall resign the presidency effective at noon tomorrow. Vice president ford will be sworn in as president at that hour in this office. And that was august 8th, 1974, when president nixon went on national tv to announce his resignation from office. That followed a compelling series of hearings in the u. S. Senate the year before and a threat of impeachment by the house of representatives. Thanks for joining us. For the American History tv series. Congress investigates where we look at significant congressional investing nations over our history. This week, its a look at the watergate hearings and their aftermath. Our guest is kate scott, who is the Senate Historian and author ofheookeing in the state Civil Society and congress in the vietnam and watergate era era. Ms. Scott, what was the defining event that led to the Senate Hearings in 1973 . The trigger that set off the hearing, the call for the Senate Hearings in. 1973 had happened the prior year. In june of 1972, when five when bu
This office. And that was august 8th, 1974, when president nixon went on national tv to announce his resignation from office. That followed a compel long series of hearings in the us senate the year before and a threat of impeachment by the house of representatives. Thanks for joining us for the American History tv series. Congress investigates where we look at significant congressional investigations over our history. This week, its a look at the watergate hearings and their aftermath. Our guest is kate scott, who is the Senate Historian and author ofhe book reining in the state Civil Society and congress in the vietnam and watergate era era. Ms. Scott, what was the defining event that led to the Senate Hearings in 1973 . The trigger that set off the hearing, the call for the Senate Hearings in 1973 had happened the prior year in june of 1972, when five when burglars broke into the Democrat National Committee Headquarters in the Watergate Office and apartment complex here in washingto
Vice president for will be sworn in as president at that hour in this office. And that was august 8th, 1974, when president nixon went on national tv to announce his resignation from office. That followed a compel long series of hearings in the us senate the year before and a threat of impeachment by the house of representatives. Thanks for joining us for the American History tv series. Congress investigates where we look at significant congressional investigations over our history. This week, its a look at the watergate hearings and their aftermath. Our guest is kate scott, who is the senate htoan and author of the book reining in the state Civil Society and congress in the vietnam and watergate era era. Ms. Scott, what was the defining event that led to the Senate Hearings in 1973 . The trigger that set off the hearing, the call for the Senate Hearings in 1973 had happened the prior year in june of 1972, when five when burglars broke into the Democrat National Committee Headquarters
Along the way. They documented all this. One by one, the revenue around mitchell disappeared. They fired him. There was a huge headlines and newspapers and big shock along the way. This really showed that there was some substance to charges about irregularities on wall street. Stock exchange was like a private club whether than public entity. The democrats had just won the election 1932 and were coming into power in march. The incoming chairman of the committee Duncan Fletcher said we want you to stay and continue this investigation. He wrote a memoir and gave a long oral history about his experiences. He talked about the time of Franklin Roosevelts inauguration. Looking at the window and seeing Charles Mitchell walking by himself with his suitcase to union station. There were hotels all around the plaza here. Heres this man that showed up with all this revenue of Bank Officials and Everything Else all by himself leaving in the process. That led to him carrying on an extremely ex tensi
Court today, and will bring you updates. We are following several stories that proceeding overnight. Two shootings and two crashes now under investigation. We start with a crash in littleton. Two people injured after a core shut crashed into reporter you can still see some of the damage here. This actually shifted this pole you can see that is an too fay in the background has been reopened. It was closed earlier. It is being called a felony crash. This red corvette actually wrapped itself around on the the crash happened around 2 15 overnight. It burst into flames. One person had to be extricated from the car. The other passenger somehow got out, and was arrested a short time later. Both the people inside were taken to the hospital for their injuries. Its not clear exactly what happened, but, again, this is being investigated as a crime, according to the Littleton Police department. Were also told that the local District Attorney has been out here scene along with an investigator, try