claire, president nixon's attorney, then leon jaworski, special prosecutor to argue his case against surrender 64 tapes and documents. >> it is a strange notion that the president of the united states is the defendant and the government of the united states is the prosecutor. >> jaworski was even cheered by some in of the crowd as he entered the supreme court building. much as a roman gladiator entering the arena to do battle. >> it was a product of this peculiar moment when the u.s. government had to test the constitution to find out what limits there were on presidential power. >> if it came down to the supreme court of the united states making a decision against the president, would he obey, or would he put himself in a confrontation with the supreme court? >> i don't know of anyone here or at the white house or anywhere else who knows the answer to that. it's so pretty. they're good-looking cars. it feels great. perfect. this is not what i would expect from a chevy at all. get more than you expect, for less than you imagined at the chevy 72 hour sale. now, get zero percent financ

i want to show you the archive of leon jaworski. it is one of our fascinating manuscript collections that we have. leon jaworski, for those who don't know the name or are a little bit younger than i am, he was born here in waco, about 1905, and he lives until 1982. he went to school here in waco, public school. and then he came here to baylor, graduated, undergrad degree, and then he went on to law school here at baylor. later on he gets a degree from george washington university another law degree. what he's best known for is three areas. first is prosecuting war criminals primarilily nazi. second, he was part of the warren commission which investigated the assassination of john f. kennedy. and, third, he was the primary prosecutor against richard nixon and in effect brings down the white house. so to have a lifespan, a work lifespan of that