Video: 'CBS News Special Report: The Watergate Indictments, March 1, 1974'

(Friday, March 1, 1974, approximately 11:00 a.m. EST; during the Watergate scandal) — Seven former high-ranking aides to U.S. President Richard M. Nixon were indicted today by a federal grand jury in Washington on charges of conspiring to obstruct justice in connection with the Watergate break-in. Continue reading Seven former high-ranking aides to U.S. President Richard Nixon are indicted on conspiracy charges related to Watergate break-in 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 1 1974) →

Video: 'Ford sworn in as 40th Vice President of the United States and his remarks'

(Thursday, December 6, 1973, 6:09 p.m. EST; during the Watergate scandal) — Gerald Ford, pledging “equal justice for all Americans,” took office just after dusk tonight as the 40th vice president of the United States. Continue reading House minority leader Gerald Ford sworn in as vice president, succeeding Spiro Agnew 50 hours ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 6 1973) →

Video: 'CBS NEWS SPECIAL REPORT: Richard Nixon Press Conference (I am not a crook)'

(Saturday, November 17, 1973, 7:02 p.m. EST; during the Watergate scandal) — Declaring that “I am not a crook,” U.S. President Richard Nixon vigorously defended his record in the Watergate case tonight and said he had never profited from his public service. Continue reading ‘I’m not a crook,’ U.S. President Richard Nixon tells newspaper executives in Bay Lake, Florida 50 hours ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 17 1973) →

Video: 'SYND 26-10-73 NIXON HOLDS A PRESS CONFERENCE IN WASHINGTON ON WATERGATE SCANDAL'

(Friday, October 26, 1973, 7:01 p.m. EDT; during the Watergate scandal) — U.S. President Richard Nixon, under siege by recent events of the Watergate scandal and the just-ended Yom Kippur War, declared tonight during a news conference that he doesn’t let “frantic, hysterical reporting” by the news media get under his skin because “one can only be angry about those he respects.” Continue reading U.S. President Richard Nixon lashes out at Watergate news coverage 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 26 1973) →

Video: 'This day in history: Oct. 23, 1973'

(Tuesday, October 23, 1973; during the Watergate scandal) — U.S. President Richard Nixon capitulated today and agreed to surrender Watergate-related tapes and documents to a federal judge. Continue reading U.S. President Richard Nixon agrees to surrender tapes, documents after House threatens to impeach him 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 23 1973) →

Video: 'Our World Fall 1973 Part 3' ('Saturday Night Massacre' at 5:13)

(Saturday, October 20, 1973, approximately 8:00 p.m. EDT with the decision announced at 8:25 p.m. EDT; during the Watergate scandal) — What became known as the “Saturday Night Massacre” took place tonight as U.S. President Richard Nixon forced U.S. Attorney General Elliot Richardson and Deputy Attorney General William Ruckelshaus to resign after both refused to fire special Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox. Continue reading U.S. President Richard Nixon fires special Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox in ‘Saturday Night Massacre’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 20 1973) →

Video: 'Richard Nixon-Address to the Nation About the Watergate Investigations (August 15, 1973)'

(Wednesday, August 15, 1973, 9:00 p.m. EDT; during the Watergate scandal) — In a nationwide radio and television address from the Oval Office, U.S. President Richard Nixon denied anew tonight any involvement in the Watergate conspiracy, road-tested the executive privilege argument about the Watergate tapes, decried a “backward-looking obsession” with the scandal, and appealed for Americans to help him “get on with the urgent business of our nation.” Continue reading U.S. President Richard Nixon says Watergate tapes must remain confidential 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDate #OTD (Aug 15 1973) →

Video: 'The Nixon Tapes'

(Friday, July 13, 1973 2:00-6:30 p.m. EDT; during the Watergate Scandal) — Alexander Butterfield, the former chief assistant to White House Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman, under questioning by Senate Watergate Committee staff members behind closed doors, revealed today that almost all of President Richard Nixon’s conversations in the Oval Office of the White House had been tape recorded, the first indication to investigators of the Watergate scandal of a previously unknown source of evidence. Continue reading Alexander Butterfield privately reveals existence of Nixon’s secret taping system 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 13 1973) →

Video: 'John Dean (Part 1) Watergate Hearings Testimony'

(Monday, June 25, 1973, live TV coverage was scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. EDT; during the Watergate Scandal) — Former White House Counsel John W. Dean began testifying before the Senate Watergate Committee today, implicating top administration officials, including President Richard Nixon as well as himself, in the Watergate scandal and cover-up. Continue reading U.S. President Richard Nixon took part in Watergate cover-up for eight months, former White House Counsel John Dean tells Senate committee 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 25 1973) →