they were not going to carry their base if they voted for impeachment. some of them did it anyway. all those in favor signify by saying aye. all those opposed, no. mr. donahue. aye. mr. boots. aye. aye? aye. they approved three articles of impeachment. obstruction of justice, contempt of congress, abuse of power. no, no, no, aye, aye, no. the chairman left the room and cried. official impeachment would come later with a full house vote. but it never happened. nixon s wall of republican defenders would comeball.
impeachment. and some of them did it anyway. all of those in favor, say good-bye by saying aye. all of those opposed, no. mr. donohue? aye. mr. brooks? aye. aye. aye. aye. the committee approved three articles of impeachment. aye. obstruction of justice, contempt of congress. abuse of power. mr. hutchison? no. no. no. aye. mr. rodino? aye. chairman peter rodino left the room and cried. official impeachment would come later with a full house vote. but it never happened. nixon s wall of republican defenders had crumbled. there s a countdown of sorts on the night. a countdown toward the expected end of the nixon presidency.
honorable. republicans understood that they were not going to carry their base, if they voted for impeachment. and some of them did it anyway. all of those in favor, say good-bye by saying aye. all of those opposed, no. mr. donohue? aye. mr. brooks? aye. aye. aye. aye. the committee approved three articles of impeachment. aye. contempt of congress. abuse of power. mr. hutchison? no. no. no. aye. mr. rodino? aye. chairman peter rodino left the room and cried. official impeachment would come later with a full house vote. but it never happened. nixon s wall of republican defenders had crumbled. there s a countdown of sorts
saying aye. all those opposed, no. mr. donna hugh? aye. mr. brooks? aye. mr. aye. it was a saturday night, and it was sort of near sundown when they voted the first article of impeachment. and the room was quiet. mr. rodino. aye. peter rodino went in the back and cried. we took it very seriously and with that vote, mr. nixon became the first many and the second in all of history to confront removal from office from the only means provided in the constitution, impeachment. i stood by nixon and felt he should remain in office, but then we discovered the tape of june 23rd. this was fatal. good evening. president nixon stunned the country today by admitting that he held back evidence from the house judiciary committee,
but he did vote to impeach even though walter flowers said it gave him an ulcer. even the conservatives who stuck with the president reached across the aisle to say thank you. i must admit in all candidness that it has been very fair. this impeachment inquiry has been both historic and honorable. republicans understood that they were not going to carry their base if they voted for impeachment. and some of them did it anyway. all those in favor, signify by saying aye. all those opposed, no. mr. donahue? aye. mr. brooks. aye. aye. aye. a committee approved three articles of impeachment. aye. aye. obstruction of justice, contempt of congress, abuse of power. mr. hutchinson. no. aye. aye. aye.