This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Haig Defends Watergate In Senate Confirmation Hearing
Washington AP Alexander M Haig Jr calls Watergate a stupid illegal abuse of power while saying he will not judge Nixon or Kissinger. He denies involvement admits no apology and faces a Senate confirmation vote after a fifth day of hearings. Other cabinet nominees face committee votes and interagency remarks on national policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Richard Nixon
Henry Kissinger
Haig
Foreign Relations Committee
Watergate
Senate
Paul S. Sarbanes
D-Md
White House
Sarbanes
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
South Carolina
James B. Edwards
James G. Watt
Interior
Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee
Terrel H. Bell
Raymond Donovan
CIA
William J. Casey
United States
Samuel Pierce
Ronald Reagan
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Drew Lewis