Walter Cronkite announces President Nixon's resignation1974

Legendary CBS News anchorman Walter Cronkite leads this August 8 1974 broadcast with the impending resignation of President Richard Nixon.

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[jukechst]

did they not have colour tele then? or is this a bad recording?

[robatsea2009]

@jukechst have a read through the comments - you'll find discussion of this several times

[bubblinbrownsugar616]

Wow! This is interesting to watch in my opinion. This is the part of youtube I like. Thanks for the post! :)

[DJRakow]

Thank You very much for posting August 8th 1974 edition of CBS Evening News on the Resignation of President Richard M. Nixon with Gerald R. Ford suceeding Nixon.

I really enjoy watching Walter Cronkite in Times like theses.

[johnwayne743]

No colors... I dont watch....

[nuts4clara]

@jukechst Just a bad recording, that's all.

[ScooterpupReljac]

@ghanick

You are an sick person to take joy in this sad occasion.

[ciccone39]

0:00-0:09 is shown at the Gerald Ford Museum in one of the displays.

[hamartolos1]

Wow, Dan Rather is incredibly annoying with that robotic like voice of his.

[andrelebaron]

and he was the only President who treated the White House cooks and servants with respect.

[andrelebaron]

Nixon really won the Cold War by going to China, reduced Russian influence in the Middle East, and reversed a bad policy in Asia. He'd have won the Vietnam War too if Congress hadn't vindictively cut funding to South Vietnam.

[ghanick]

It was a joyous day for most of us. There was dancing in the streets.

[TheTubePortal]

It cannot be coincidence that some of the most evil men in America and American politics were associated with the Nixon administration. The first being Nixon of course, but also Gerald Ford who was partly responsible for the coverup of JFKs assassination in the Warren Commission, Donald Rumsfeld who was part of Nixon's cabinet, and perhaps worst of all Dick Cheney who worked closely with both Rumsfeld and Nixon.