Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from CBS Evening News for Thursday, Aug 08, 1974


Title: Nixon resignation

Abstract:

  • Live CBS news special report following President Richard Nixon's resignation speech. With live coverage and analysis from Walter Cronkite, Bob Schieffer, Bruce Morton, David Dick, Mike Wallace, Phil Jones, Eric Sevareid, Ike Pappas, and Daniel Schorr.
  • Live interviews with William Rogers, Senator Henry Jackson, Governor George Wallace, Steven Bull, Rogers C.B. Morton, George Bush, Dick Ford, Tom Ford, James Ford, Senator Strom Thurmond.
  • Live statement from Vice-President Gerald Ford. Taped statements from Representative Carl Albert and Governor Ronald Reagan.

  • Begin Time:08:29:30 pm
    End Time:09:31:00 pm
    TVN Record Number:834392
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1974-2009 Vanderbilt University
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