he was as down and out as a person could be when he landed in san clemente. imagine the shame and tour of being driven out of office but he didn't quit and that that i have some admiration for that. it would have crushed most people but he just kept going. yes, ma'am? >> as you say, watergate did shows that the constitution would be upheld but i also feel that watergate, probably coming after the vietnam war also, during the end of that, really kind of involve thus -- robbed us of respect for our institutions which has been a very long running thing, opened the door for the problem is the government's ideas that have been floated ever since. in other words ronald reagan, and the current republican party. >> that is a long way from there to here. in event richard nixon was probably the last republican president who believed government could do good things. he was no liberal. he was a centrist by circumstance, he leaned to the conservative side that had a democratic congress, very strong on the environment and the number of issues and so he compromised and the

we have heard tonight that president nixon is planning to fly tomorrow with his family to san clemente, and not in the president's own plane, air force one, but one of the vip planes made available to the white house staff. it all points to resignation tonight when the president goes on the air about 15 minutes from now. tonight events are being closely watched not only here of course, but around the world as well. let's call in some of our foreign correspondents. bruce dunning, in tokyo, japan. >> in asia, the fate of henry kissinger is about as important as the fate of richard nixon. most statesmen expect kissinger would remain secretary of state at least for a few months, to lend continuity to american foreign policy, the most important issue for asian governments. probably most worried about mr. next and's possible departure would be the chinese government in peking. mr. nixon is a symbol of china's improved relations with the west. the resignation could undermine the man who invited mr. nixon to pay king. king. observers disagree on which direction this will take, but the man who

another time in san clemente i was there for zinner, we go into the upstairs library that looks out over the pacific. he said, this is where we talked about -- went through the entire conversation with bresnov. i found it kind of interesting, i suppose but i could have engaged in more stimulating conversation, than to relive a negotiation that took place in this room. but nixon was so totally focused, i don't think he knew how to wind down. which is why you would get those middle of the night calls which is why he was so intense about everything he did. he didn't know how to cool it. >> recount for us the episode after george wallace had been shot. >> we were absolutely panicked that bremmer would have turned out to have been an ailing lie of some right wing group or somehow some crazy involve with us. i figured any connection with us, the president would be impeached on the spot. he called me in his office. this will be on the tapes, i suppose jokingly said, well, you should have finished the job. he said, this is bad if any of our people have anything to do with this, it would be great

another time in san clemente i was there for zinner, we go into the upstairs library that looks out over the pacific. he said, this is where we talked about -- went through the entire conversation with bresnov. i found it kind of interesting, i suppose but i could have engaged in more stimulating conversation, than to relive a negotiation that took place in this room. but nixon was so totally focused, i don't think he knew how to wind down. which is why you would get those middle of the night calls which is why he was so intense about everything he did. he didn't know how to cool it. >> recount for us the episode after george wallace had been shot. >> we were absolutely panicked that bremmer would have turned out to have been an ailing lie of some right wing group or somehow some crazy involve with us. i figured any connection with us, the president would be impeached on the spot. he called me in his office. this will be on the tapes, i suppose jokingly said, well, you should have finished the job. he said, this is bad if any of our people have anything to do with this, it would be great

we've even been told that the president has intention of leaving with his family for san clemente tomorrow. vice president ford it is reported would take the oath of office at noon tomorrow and go on the air tomorrow night with his first address to the american people as the 38th president of the united states. this is indeed a historic day, the only time a president has ever resigned from office in our nearly 200 years of history. you see the white house there and in the white house in just a few moments now president nixon will be appearing before the people perhaps for the last time as president of the united states. he is ready before the cameras and microphones now and we will be going in just a few seconds into that room where the president will make his fateful announcement to the american people. we're standing by now for president richard nixon, 37th president of the united states. >> next president nixon announcing his resignation in a 15-minute address to the nation. it's preceded by five minutes of off-air wanter between him and those preparing for the televised announcement. >

another time in san clemente i was there for zinner, we go into the upstairs library that looks out over the pacific. he said, this is where we talked about -- went through the entire conversation with bresnov. i found it kind of interesting, i suppose but i could have engaged in more stimulating conversation, than to relive a negotiation that took place in this room. but nixon was so totally focused, i don't think he knew how to wind down. which is why you would get those middle of the night calls which is why he was so intense about everything he did. he didn't know how to cool it. >> recount for us the episode after george wallace had been shot. >> we were absolutely panicked that bremmer would have turned out to have been an ailing lie of some right wing group or somehow some crazy involve with us. i figured any connection with us, the president would be impeached on the spot. he called me in his office. this will be on the tapes, i suppose jokingly said, well, you should have finished the job. he said, this is bad if any of our people have anything to do with this, it would be great

so this guy was loading these documents into trucks and sending them out to san clemente. he'd been doing it for a while. then a ford person caught them and said you can't keep doing that. it was a very strange event. they went out to the helicopter, and who can forget that. the iconic scene of our era. >> carl, the night of the resignation? >> bob and i were in the newsroom. catherine graham, publisher of "the post," had come down from her office. ben bradley, the editor of the paper. there were surprisingly few people in the newsroom because we knew what was coming. and catherine actually said to the group of us, no gloating. >> how did that work out? >> and there was no need because my feeling was one of absolute total awe that it had come to this. finally, the country was going to be spared in an office and also recognition of the fact that those in the room had some real role in what was happening. but awe, total awe. and the fact that the system had worked. >> bob? >> i was sitting on the floor of howard simon's office. he was the managing editor watching this speech

we've even been told that the president has intention of leaving with his family for san clemente tomorrow vice president ford it is reported would take the oath of office at noon tomorrow and go on the air tomorrow night with his first address to the american people as the 38th president of the uniteat

neil: that's what i love about him, walking san clemente, wing tipped shoes, full suit. look at that. if you think about, it everyone whether it's apple or -- they're all walking, the dark sweater, no tie. >> all the big money guys are without the tires, they don't have to. >> what are we doing? neil: twitter erupting after this interruption, take a look. >> you literally walked out of my trailer with flip-flops and a robe and went to starbucks, and you are so nice and so real and i thank you for being here with me. >> i have a dress underneath. >> this is an abc news special report. crisis in iraq. neil: really? kate upton bumped for iraq? get a load of this. viewers on twitter railing against the timing of all of this. and the boob of executive responsible no doubt out on his rumpus. what do you think of that? >> i don't think i'm going to go up against michael strahan, the all-time nfl sacks leader, i wouldn't cut him off for nothing. neil: he was not the issue. fox alert. >> you know what? it's inexcusable that people don't find it more interesting. it's embarrassing

as a matter of fact it was covertly carried out a second meeting in a park near san clemente. but it seems to me that of all the allegations of dealing with the internal revenue service, the fbi, the investigation of daniel shore, the fabricated statement about what would happen, we'd hire mr. shore as an consultant for the fbi or the white house. seems to me what we're really saying here that all of these activities, they raise the same spector of an american goolag. i think when the chief executive of the country starts to investigate private citizens who criticize his policies or authorizes his subed or nants to do such things, i think the rattle of the chains that would bind up our constitutional freedoms can be heard. and it's against this rat that will we should awake and say no. and i'll yield to the gentleman from california. >> i only wish to comment with respect to your theory that a mistrial was prominent because of the judge burns. he was a participate in that contact and he didn't agree with you. he didn't declare a mistrial. he should know, it was his case. he di

that he was going to be able to keep them at san clemente, cherry pick part oses of it use it in memoirslorred of winston churchill's book about the world war ii. he might be able to do a multiple volume and because well now know there's no proof that he knew about the watergate break-in. he didn't want to destroy the tapes because they actually show that, in the end, he didn't know in advance about watergate, but the amount of just ugly moments on the tapes have damaged nixons legacy and history tremendously. >> a lot of people talk about that, the tapes reveal a coverup, but more to the point the shock value to americans at the time was this coarse language and i'm wondering, someone who has covered all our modern presidents certainly, whether he was unique in that standard was there something to him that seemed to offset what was otherwise a pretty billant mind? >> neil, he grew up in yorba linda, canada, where the presidential library was, and that was a hard scrabble place to be. it's bakersfield and the arid desert country, cowboys and minors, -- miners. he wasn't a great athlete a

president is the president wherever he is whether it is crawford, texas, where martha's vineyard or san clemente submit this president is probably having a terrible vacation. he may be playing golf and eating surf and turf, not that he's portly the rest of the time, he may be doing those things but i imagine this is a horrendously bad time given what is going on internationally and domestically. melissa: not getting a lot of rest and relaxation. tracy: god no. i can't sleep with my own day today, this guy must sleep left and right. this needs to be resolved quickly because when we talk about this, you are talking 1965 all over again. there is rioting, things happening that will ruin this community forever if they don't address this quickly. melissa: we believe that there. markets edging higher, the downie of highs of the day. let's go to nicole petallides on the floor of the stock exchange, watching the big retail winner. nicole: we will bring you to the post where they trade. look at how kohl's is fairing. you are seeing coles up 3%, 5674. the ticker symbol coles, expect great things. guess wha

he was loading these documents into trucks and sending them out to san clemente.been doing it for a while. then a ford person caught them and said you can't keep doing that. it was a very strange event. they went out to the helicopter and who can forget that. the iconic scene of our era. >> carl, the night of the resignation? >> bob and i were in the newsroom. catherine graham, publisher of "the post" had come down from her office. ben bradley, the editor of the paper. there were surprise league fing people in the newsroom because we knew what was coming. and catherine actually said to the group of us, no gloating. >> how did that work out? >> and there was no need because my feeling was one of absolute total awe that it had come to this. finally, the country was going to be spared in an office and also recognition of the fact that those in the group had some real role in what was happening. but awe, total awe. and the fact that the system had worked. >> i was sitting on the floor of howard simon's office. he was the managing editor watching this and this was befo

and that when he left office, he would go back to san clemente and maybe do a five or six-volume memoir. en had are you kissinger certainly has made a career out of writing books like that, and nixon would have used the tapes ads the grist, given memory, he could actually quote what somebody said to him and it would have been accurate. his downfall is he never thought anybody could take these tape as way from him. they belonged to him. so imagine his surprise when the supreme court votes unanimously that you don't own those take place, that's the moment nixon realized that his presidency is sunk. host: when did he stop taping? guest: he stopped taping in july of 1973, when alexander haig said it's over, stop the insanity. from became a brief moment, people use the tapes burnt tapes, but dewey race them? what do we do that? just like that, 18 1/2 missing moments, people, even liberal iconnell son rockefeller, a man of great integrity by all accounts, he was telling nixon get rid of the take place, and nixon just wouldn't do it. it was his golden egg. he was not a rich man. he thought tha

he was out in san clemente and they drew a plan, a wizard plan, and that whole section shows how he was slowly moving back. now, this didn't -- >> but it's not true. >> it worked in his terms. it worked. he got 5:00 cemented by the establishment in new york. it worked in terms of what he wanted. but what he wanted, he got. he made presidents ask him about foreign policy. he was on the cover of "time" and "newsweek." he was dead wrong and they gave him standing ovations. there was a period in which people wanted to sort of say, okay, we beat up on him enough. he blackmailed clinton into consulting. do we all love him? no, but that's not the point. >> after the press, the democrats, the plilt kal enemies was a war against history. nixon conducted it fa sid yously. there is always going to be people who believe what they wanted to believe. >> but my point is that the judgment, that he did not succeed. yes, there have been momentary periods in which some may have thought he was recorded some respect. there's a debate about him. and yet, on the tapes, is because of its criminality. >>. >> he

they walked out on the bluffs in san clemente. , you aren said proposing a lawsuit. if that any point a subject arises that you feel impinges upon your ability to fairly try the case, you just turn around and walk away from me. as i said before, this is not something that needs to be discussed right now. we can talk about it later. the judge said, fine. let's proceed. they walked out on the bluff. an offer was made to be director of the fbi. judge burns saw no impropriety in that. he did not report it to the judiciary committee. as a result of that conversation, the president came out during the conversation and he said as follows, that i have not been following your case very closely. it appears it may take as long to get it tried as it took for me to end the war in vietnam. that is all he said. sweeping statements that the president -- unsupported by this sort of record. we ought to be more careful in our language. that allegation, at least, has no substance to it whatsoever. >> whatever i got, i yield to my friend. my friend from indiana. >> the gentleman from ind

was loading these documents into trucks and is sending them to san clemente. caught themerson and said, you can't keep doing that. it was a very strange event. they got to the helicopter and who could forget that? the iconic scene of our era. >> carl, the night of the resignation? >> bob and i were in the newsroom. the publisher had come downstairs. ben bradley, the editor of the paper -- there were two people in the newsroom because we knew what was coming. catherine actually said to the group of us, no gloating. [laughter] >> how did that work out? >> there was no need because my feeling was one of absolute, total awe that it had come to this. finally, the country was going to be spared him in office, and also recognition of the fact that those in the room had had some real role in what was happening. awe. total awe. and the fact that the system had worked. >> bob? >> i was sitting on the floor of howard steinman's office, the managing editor, watching the s peech. this was before the bezos era. they handed out sandwiches that night. [laughter] i know -- i r

we've even been told that the president has intention of leaving with his family for san clemente tomorrowvice president ford it is reported would take the oath of office at noon tomorrow and go on the air tomorrow night with his first address to the american people as the 38th president of the united states. this is indeed a historic day, the only time a president has ever resigned from office in our nearly 200 years of history. you see the white house there and in the white house in just a few moments now president nixon will be appearing before the people perhaps for the last time as president of the united states. he is ready before the cameras and microphones now and we will be going in just a few seconds into that room where the president will make his fateful announcement to the american people. we're standing by now for president richard nixon, 37th president of the united states. >> next president nixon announcing his resignation in a 15-minute address to the nation. it's preceded by five minutes of off-air wanter between him and those preparing for the televised announcement. >>

he was loading these documents into trucks and sending them out to san clemente. he'd been doing it for a while. then a ford person caught them and said you can't keep doing that. it was a very strange event. they went out to the helicopter and who can forget that. the iconic scene of our era. >> carl, the night of the resignation? >> bob and i were in the newsroom. catherine graham, publisher of "the post" had come down from her office. ben bradley, the editor of the paper. there were surprise league fing people in the newsroom because we knew what was coming. and catherine actually said to the group of us, no gloating. >> how did that work out? >> and there was no need because my feeling was one of absolute total awe that it had come to this. finally, the country was going to be spared in an office and also recognition of the fact that those in the group had some real role in what was happening. but awe, total awe. and the fact that the system had worked. >> i was sitting on the floor of howard simon's office. he was the managing editor watching this and this wa

and that when he left office, he would go back to san clemente and maybe do a five or six-volume memoir. en had are you kissinger certainly has made a career out of writing books like that, and nixon would have used the tapes ads the grist, given memory, he could actually quote what somebody said to him and it would have been accurate. his downfall is he never thought anybody could take these tape as way from him. they belonged to him. so imagine his surprise when the supreme court votes unanimously that you don't own those take place, that's the moment nixon realized that his presidency is sunk. host: when did he stop taping? guest: he stopped taping in july of 1973, when alexander haig said it's over, stop the insanity. from became a brief moment, people use the tapes burnt tapes, but dewey race them? what do we do that? just like that, 18 1/2 missing moments, people, even liberal iconnell son rockefeller, a man of great integrity by all accounts, he was telling nixon get rid of the take place, and nixon just wouldn't do it. it was his golden egg. he was not a rich man. he thought tha

and that when he left office, he would go back to san clemente and maybe do a five or six-volume memoir had are you kissinger certainly has made a career out of writing books like that, and nixon would have used the tapes ads the grist, given memory, he could actually quote what somebody said to him and it would have been accurate. his downfall is he never thought anybody could take these tape as way from him. they belonged to him. so imagine his surprise when the supreme court votes unanimously that you don't own those take place, that's the moment nixon realized that his presidency is sunk. host: when did he stop taping? guest: he stopped taping in july of 1973, when alexander haig said it's over, stop the insanity. from became a brief moment, people use the tapes burnt tapes, but dewey race them? what do we do that? just like that, 18 1/2 missing moments, people, even liberal iconnell son rockefeller, a man of great integrity by all accounts, he was telling nixon get rid of the take place, and nixon just wouldn't do it. it was his golden egg. he was not a rich man. he thought that th

out of the house monday but did >> mark:the san francisco comedy scene paid their respects to robin around 10 p-m. comedians gathered at side bar at 408 clementhome of the holy city zoo comedy club where williams honed his act in the 70's. >> mark:longtime local comedy icons like will durst and marga gomez joined old friends and up- and-coming comedians to share memories about williams, tell stories and console each other about the loss to bay area robin williams has been honoured at a spot where he touched the most hearts-- the boston bench where he and matt damon had their famous conversation in the movie, "good will hunting." >> mark:the movie is perhaps williams most cherished film, in which he played a psychiatrist and widower who helps matt damon's troubled young janitor find his way in the world. here's a scene from the film: williams won his only oscar *for best supporting actor* in "good will hunting". fans are leaving flowers and they are even writing some of the most remembered "good will hunting" quotes around the bench. the bench sits in the boston public garden. you can continue to follow our coverage online -- at our website kr

. >> james:the san francisco comedy scene paid their respects to robin williams last night. around 10 p-m. comedians gathered at side bar at 408 clementr home of the holy city zoo comedy club where williams honed his act in the 70's. >> james:longtime local comedy icons like will durst and marga gomez joined old friends and up- and-coming comedians to share memories about williams, tell stories and console each other about the loss to bay area comedy. >> james:fans also paid their condolences at williams' former home in san francisco's sea cliff neighborhood. >> james:williams first moved to marin county when he was a teen. and attended redwood high school in larkspur. then later the college of marin for theater. neighbors say williams was warm and greeted the kids in the community. >> james:even those who did not know him came by his home to pay their respects. >>: i'm a big fan he's a fixture at of the bay area himself. i think when someone spent their whole life making someone else had the he may not have done the same for him it's something to reflect on. >> james:williams' career skyrocketed more than 30 years ago. journalist ben

in charge of the san antonio division, chief of the counter espionage section, and special agent in charge of the little rock division. prior to his appointment to the fbi, mr. clements heard as an officer in the united states army for nine years ago delighted that he could join us today and we ask them to proceed with his testimony. >> good afternoon, chairman whitehouse, i am pleased to be here today with you to discuss the fbi's efforts to combat economic espionage and theft of trade secrets. the fbi considers the investigation of theft and trade secrets and economic espionage a top party. in 2012 alone, the national intelligence executive estimate a range of loss to the us economy approaching $400 billion. to foreign adversaries and competitors who, by a legally obtaining a broad range of trade secrets, degraded our nation's advantage in innovative research and develop an in the global market. this loss threatens the security of our economy and preventing such laws requires constant vigilance and aggressive mitigation. the fbi is diligent in working to investigate and apprehend targets pursuing economic espionage against us-based businesses, academic institutions

the new president, made it clear he would be happy to have resident nixon make the ride back to san clementeboard air force one or the spirit of 76. that is a picture of some of the crowd at the white house, staff members, cabinet members lining the white house walls to say goodbye to the president. vice president ford made it clear he would be happy to have the president lie on the number one air force plane. president nixon knows the value of medications aboard air force 76.or the spirit of there has been some confusion as to which aircraft he would use. they are both side-by-side at andrews air force base. we will simply have to wait and see. president nixon peering out from behind the bullet resistant of the helicopter which so many times has taken him back and forth on this trip as well as other trips. vice president and mrs. ford also on the ground. julie nixon eisenhower and her husband david. as thehaps saw david, president started up the steps to the helicopter, david stuck out his hand and the president shook it warmly. it is a muggy, still day here. / .