Nixon and Abusing Power: The "Saturday Night Massacre"

Season 24

Nixon fired special Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox in "The Saturday Night Massacre."

October 20, 1973: Nixon fired Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox in what becomes known as "The Saturday Night Massacre." The attorney general resigns and Congress files 21 resolutions calling for Nixon's impeachment.

AIR DATE 10/31/11

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About Nixon: American Experience

Examine the complex life and career of Richard Nixon, whose legacy includes both ending America’s involvement in Vietnam and the Watergate scandal. Forced to resign, his administration did much to erode Americans’ faith in their government.

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