“Scared to death”: CBS cameraman covered Nixon’s resignation speech
On August 9, 2014
- TV History
In Case You Missed It #2…CBS Crewman At Nixon Resignation
The 7 minutes of conversation Nixon had with the people in the Oval Office the night he gave his resignation speech is just fascinating, but if you were there, like George Christian, it was kind of creepy and a bit scarey.
Here is a recent interview with George done by CBS newsman Chip Reed for the ‘CBS Evening News’. Thanks to Bruce Ferrell for bringing this clip to our attention. Enjoy and share!
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/scared-to-death-cbs-cameraman-recalls-the-night-nixon-resigned/
“Scared to death”: CBS cameraman covered Nixon’s resignation speech
CBS News veteran George Christian, just 27 years old in 1974, was one of the only people in the Oval Office to witness historic moment
Here in Brazil, the journalist Heron Domingues was so excited to announce firsthand the resignation of Nixon, that hours after reporting in the evening news, suffered a heart attack and died.
40 Years Ago by Woodward & Berstein:http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/woodward-and-bernstein-40-years-after-watergate-nixon-was-far-worse-than-we-thought/2012/06/08/gJQAlsi0NV_story.html?tid=trending_strip_1
That is an amazing story! Got to share.
Very interesting Bobby!
Wow. A real eyewitness to history.
I remember that day.