Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from NBC Evening News for Tuesday, Oct 23, 1973


Title: Elliot Richardson Press Conference Re: Nixon's Decision To Release Watergate Tapes

Abstract:

  • Live NBC coverage of Former Attorney General Elliot Richardson press conference re: President Richard Nixon's decision to release Watergate tapes and the resignations of himself and William Ruckelshaus due to their refusal to fire special prosecutor Archibald Cox, reported by Douglas Kiker, Ray Scherer, and Carl Stern.
  • See also ABC and CBS analysis.
  • NOTE: picture disturbances at [10:37:30] & [11:02:10-11:02:30]
  • Begin Time:10:00:00 am
    End Time:11:08:00 am
    TVN Record Number:843639
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1973-2009 Vanderbilt University
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