The length of story segments and level of detail are things you just don’t see in the news today. They take the time in this broadcast to explore the aspects from all angles.
That is perhaps because back then the news only came on at certain times twice a day and thus they had more time to put together stories and broadcasts. Today there is 24 hour cable news and there is a rush to get out the news before the other networks do.
@@hrearden6993 they also focused almost exclusively on (what we now refer to as) hard news. Nowadays, half of a 30-minute newscast (especially on Cable news) focuses on celebrity/pop culture nonsense and sentimental human interest stories, which then leaves less than 15 minutes for them to cover the actual news, and that doesn't leave them time to get much further than soundbytes and headlines.
Thanks for posting this, Rick, was member of AV club in HS, in 80-81 , those sonys were used quite a bit, and very reliable, have a porta-pak and av3600 myself.
Well Tim, your father was correct about Nixon. I was quite young but I remember Nixon from before Watergate. Prescott Bush picked the lackey and Ford buried his crimes. Most Americans would properly despise him if Gerry hadn't done that, it's no wonder that his wife abused drugs and alcohol.
Remember watching ASYLUM at the Drive in theater. It was a double feature and I believe the second film was "Don't look in the basement." Those were the days.
@Clark WILLIAMS I am starting to agree with you. I recently saw an old interview with Agnew on a Chicago talk show with Kupcinet (I think) and Agnew came across as a pretty decent man, very civil. I wouldn't mind him being on the ballot today. I think he's a better man than the two running now.. I would vote for him.
This was from the days when broadcast news had credibility. The spoken prose was cogent; all angles of stories, especially historic ones like this, were observed. An informed public is essential to a working democratic-republican form of government. We just don’t have that anymore. A few members of Congress at that time -- notably Rep. Henry Gonzalez of Texas -- felt that Nixon, already tainted by scandal, was incapable of making nominations for high office and, therefore, any of his nominees should be rejected.
It's interesting-- nobody seemed to mention the possibility that the Nixon's choice for VP would likely finish the term as president. They really didn't seem to think that they were choosing, in effect, a new president. Nixon's resignation was only a year away, yet this was on nobody's radar screen. I was only 5 years old at the time, so I have no memory of this-- and so this surprises me.
I remember and know more about those guys from long ago, then I do about who's in politics today... and I believe the reason for that is in the reporting...
I miss those days when reporters reported on the news without unnecessary commentary on their part, no frills or sensationalism. When they took the time to report on the story. No sound bites.
Whereas Nixon had won reelection by a landslide and only a year earlier, BECAUSE of Watergate. They sabotaged Muskie and got the one opponent they wanted; McGovern who then had Vice President pick troubles. I sure do wish that the Trial of Nixon had taken place. Few know the deep betrayals he committed to this country.
Sam Bradley what an incredible story, that big hearted man got to the highest power of the world without being elected, he became VP and President within a year
It took until 1995 for Agnew to secure a place for his statue in the U.S. Congress, with the historic Republican Majority take over in the House of Representatives. Theodoros Spyridona Agnastopoulos was the only Greek-American to have served in the Vice Presidency. He was not an Eastern Orthodox Christian. He would say "I took my heritage from my father and my religion from my mother." He was a Episcopalian.
Why didn't Nixon's handlers not look into Agnew's background long before Nixon picked him as VP candidate in 1968? If he had Agnew would never have been picked as VP
david graham Because President Nixon used Agnew for insurance. If any one tried to kill Nixon, they'll get Agnew as President. Not a pleasant deal for the country
it was more of a last minute decision by Nixon in 1968 and his top priority was making sure that whoever he chose did not upstage him like Henry Cabot Lodge did in 1960
The kickbacks that Agnew received were small potatoes in comparison to what was garnered by Harrison,NJ Mayor Frank E.Rodgers during that same time period.
No, it's both houses of Congress. Under the 25th Amendment, the president would get to appoint his next VP in the case of removal or death, just like he would any for cabinet post or Supreme Court justice, and then if a majority of both houses of Congress approves the appointment, that person becomes the Vice President. The irony was that, because of what went down, Gerald Ford became the VP via the 25th Amendment, and then when he became the 38th President when Nixon resigned, Ford then had to appoint his own successor as VP via the 25th Amendment once he ascended to the presidency.
@@bobbyg433 trump committed many crimes. the retrumplicans are feeling like idiots cause they first attacked trump and then supported him so what are they going to do now? smh.
@@KevinP32270 Russia? Lol. Classic. The Republicans against him were establishment hacks like Bush and McCain and Romney. Trump got 75 million LEGAL votes so he is definitely a force to be reckoned with whether you like him or not.
@@bobbyg433 i'm guessing you closed your eyes to all the lawsuits coming trumps way. you have NO proof that he got all legal votes. i can easily say that biden got over 81 MILLION legal votes. if everyone votes the same in four years BIDEN WINS AGAIN. i guess your republican friends are going to storm the capitol again to murder members of congress? lolol.
@@KevinP32270 the same Biden who ran twice before and never got more than 2% of the vote? The same Biden that couldn't get 12 people at his rallies? The same Biden who had to drop out in 1987 for plagiarism? The same Biden that his own VP called racist on live tv?😂😂😂😂
@@tnate6004 I don't think it had something to do with Watergate! I think it something to do with handling his taxes because Cronkite said the word tax! In which he was paying his taxes but did so in an illegal way that got him in severe trouble!
Can you imagine if Nixon had resigned then Agnew was president and then Agnew got busted on this charges and was forced to resign? Two consecutive presidential resignations, I doubt the Republicans would have survived and probably would have disbanded.
Monty Burns Even if Trump really did win a second term, it is EXTREMELY unlikely a Republican would succeed him. The last time when the same party held the White House 12 years in a row was with George HW Bush after Regan, and that was only because Regan was immensely popular. Trump, support him or not, is not nearly as popular as Regan and would thus not likely be able to buck the trend and get another Republican in on his popularity alone
Agnew spent his years as VP pompously sneering at and blanket insulting critics... knowing all the time he himself was a shameless criminal. He had the nerve to try the defense that can be summed up as "Do you know who I am?" He stupidly sealed his own doom 11 days before his resignation by swearing he would not resign, thinking Nixon (who ended up looking like an idiot for having chosen this clown as his running mate in the first place) would presumably back him up instead of cutting him loose like ballast. After this, he was less inclined to shoot his mouth off, though in later years he did display his racism by attacking the Jews. To think, for five years this jerk was in line for the Presidency...
Why would you want a guy who had no aspiration to be President? If Nixon was impeached or resigned (which he did), would automatically have a lame duck President. He could do whatever he wanted without any worry of not getting elected.
Agnew started off as a good VP, he fought against the MSM of his day, but I think they should have a better vetting process for potential VP candidates. If Nixon knew, he wouldn't have put him on the ticket.
The length of story segments and level of detail are things you just don’t see in the news today. They take the time in this broadcast to explore the aspects from all angles.
Today you would just have idiots yelling at each other to 'go viral' while the anchor rolls his eyes.
That is perhaps because back then the news only came on at certain times twice a day and thus they had more time to put together stories and broadcasts. Today there is 24 hour cable news and there is a rush to get out the news before the other networks do.
Just the news, and not the analyst blather.
Today's media is suffering from Trump Derangement Syndrome. They aren't capable of getting all the facts.
@@hrearden6993 they also focused almost exclusively on (what we now refer to as) hard news. Nowadays, half of a 30-minute newscast (especially on Cable news) focuses on celebrity/pop culture nonsense and sentimental human interest stories, which then leaves less than 15 minutes for them to cover the actual news, and that doesn't leave them time to get much further than soundbytes and headlines.
Imagine a time when corrupt politicians were forced to resign. *sigh*
A sad day in American history. But dig those movie promos! My god, network TV was so good back then.
.We didn't need all these stupid channels back then and we had so much entertainment.
A Good Day For The Rest Of America!!!!
@@adelgado75 it's not stupid
network tv still is good
@@whats20bucks68 how? Because the jimmy carter era was just so darn good?
Wow! Ted Kennedy and Dan Rather both with smooth skin and black hair.I don't know if I should feel very young or very old.
Fantastic scene Agnew on the courthouse stairs speaking freely. great stuff you have been showing...hope that little Sony keeps playing those reels.
Thanks but no worries I service all my gear and have tons of parts for these units.
Thanks for posting this, Rick, was member of AV club in HS, in 80-81 , those sonys were used quite a bit, and very reliable, have a porta-pak and av3600 myself.
I agree-great video you gave us. Thanks.
My father who hated Nixon said to me "One down and one to go." Had no real feeling for what happened to Agnew
Nixon had enemies in his own party.
😮
Well Tim, your father was correct about Nixon. I was quite young but I remember Nixon from before Watergate. Prescott Bush picked the lackey and Ford buried his crimes. Most Americans would properly despise him if Gerry hadn't done that, it's no wonder that his wife abused drugs and alcohol.
The Hill - advertised at the start - is a bloody great film. I suppose poor old Spiro had time to watch it after this...
Such quality writing in those days. Thank you for posting!
You learn something new everyday. I didn't know that Agnew was Chief Executive of Baltimore County (I used to live there).
Remember watching ASYLUM at the Drive in theater. It was a double feature and I believe the second film was "Don't look in the basement." Those were the days.
Agnew atteded nixons funeral with blessing of julie and tricia
Dang that movie Asylum looks scary! Those zany 70s! 🙃
Thank you for helping to preserve history. I haven't seen this since it happened. The best I could do back then was audio cassette recording.
@Clark WILLIAMS I am starting to agree with you. I recently saw an old interview with Agnew on a Chicago talk show with Kupcinet (I think) and Agnew came across as a pretty decent man, very civil. I wouldn't mind him being on the ballot today. I think he's a better man than the two running now.. I would vote for him.
I wish reporters would follow the example of Walter Cronkite.
Love the CBS Late Movie promos!
This was from the days when broadcast news had credibility. The spoken prose was cogent; all angles of stories, especially historic ones like this, were observed. An informed public is essential to a working democratic-republican form of government. We just don’t have that anymore. A few members of Congress at that time -- notably Rep. Henry Gonzalez of Texas -- felt that Nixon, already tainted by scandal, was incapable of making nominations for high office and, therefore, any of his nominees should be rejected.
Ironically, Gerald Ford was briefly considered as Ronald Reagan's running mate, but he chose GHW Bush instead.
Actually, Ford declined the offer, so he chose George H W Bush as his running mate
It's interesting-- nobody seemed to mention the possibility that the Nixon's choice for VP would likely finish the term as president. They really didn't seem to think that they were choosing, in effect, a new president. Nixon's resignation was only a year away, yet this was on nobody's radar screen. I was only 5 years old at the time, so I have no memory of this-- and so this surprises me.
Aggie Whelan's courtroom sketches almost look rather comedic and humorous. Yet they're not when you realize what those sketches were about.
“ASYLUM! The ultimate in terror!! (rated PG)” 🤣🤣🤣
More like pg 13
I remember and know more about those guys from long ago, then I do about who's in politics today... and I believe the reason for that is in the reporting...
It used to be fun to watch the news.
09:44-10:10 the way Dan Rather holds the microphone is no accident. That was his big FU to the incumbent administration. They all knew Nixon was next.
Carl Albert (D-Oklahoma ), was the Chairman of the DNC in Chicago back in 1968, "Wisconsin is not recognized for that purpose!! ".
2d VP to resign, JC Calhoun was the 1st.
I miss those days when reporters reported on the news without unnecessary commentary on their part, no frills or sensationalism. When they took the time to report on the story. No sound bites.
Fox and the right wing media destroyed the news.
Those old school movies in the beginning was the best really.
Five movies, three of them British. Strange days.
Now we get Chinese produced movies
And just think, Nixon still had 21% approval on the day he resigned.
Whereas Nixon had won reelection by a landslide and only a year earlier, BECAUSE of Watergate. They sabotaged Muskie and got the one opponent they wanted; McGovern who then had Vice President pick troubles. I sure do wish that the Trial of Nixon had taken place. Few know the deep betrayals he committed to this country.
Elliott Richardson had an eventful October of 73 lol
House Minority Leader Gerald R. Ford became the 41st VP, until he succeeded Richard Nixon the following summer.
given the situation at the time Gerald ford was the right guy
Sam Bradley what an incredible story, that big hearted man got to the highest power of the world without being elected, he became VP and President within a year
@@thomascars1 the accidental president - wow!
Gerald Ford was the 40th Vice President!
Indeed, Captain Magic Bullet was never elected by anyone except by the people in a single district in Michigan.
Bruce Morton looked so young, had long hair.
Let's hear it for those nattering nabobs of negativism!
Stop being such an effete, impudent snob ;)
It took until 1995 for Agnew to secure a place for his statue in the U.S. Congress, with the historic Republican Majority take over in the House of Representatives.
Theodoros Spyridona Agnastopoulos was the only Greek-American to have served in the Vice Presidency. He was not an Eastern Orthodox Christian. He would say "I took my heritage from my father and my religion from my mother." He was a Episcopalian.
Why didn't Nixon's handlers not look into Agnew's background long before Nixon picked him as VP candidate in 1968? If he had Agnew would never have been picked as VP
david graham Because President Nixon used Agnew for insurance. If any one tried to kill Nixon, they'll get Agnew as President. Not a pleasant deal for the country
Actually Nixon did not pay much attention to his vp pick in 1968. The first priority was someone who would not upstage Nixon.
"Why didn't Nixon" ? Answer,,,,,"Don't ask, don't tell" maybe it will just go away !
it was more of a last minute decision by Nixon in 1968 and his top priority was making sure that whoever he chose did not upstage him like Henry Cabot Lodge did in 1960
Agnew needed to have fought the charges tooth and nail. He was railroaded.
Nixon despised him from what I understand.
Thanks for posting
The kickbacks that Agnew received were small potatoes in comparison to what was garnered by Harrison,NJ Mayor Frank E.Rodgers during that same time period.
Looking back what he did was not that bad-kind of like a speeding ticket bad. I think he was set up.
Jerry Ford would be the GOP nominee in 1976,but for a full term as President.
Beautiful transfer!!!
Is this pre vhs
Is that a tie or a bib Bruce Morton is wearing near the end of the video?
Back in the days when lawmakers weren't above the law...as much.
I wonder if this special was broadcast in prime time on the East Coast nd perhaps shown live in late afternoon/very early evening on the West Coast.
Spiro Agnew resigned as V.P. on October 10, 1973, not 1972. 😒
Thanks! i Changed it.
The day after my 5th birthday.
+Velvet Cyberpunk And the day before my 5th birthday. 😊
Cool! October 11th is my aunt's birthday too!
Everything prior to the Agnew report is from October 1972, however.
I thought that it was just the Senate, not the full Congress, who approved the Vice-President in such circumstances.
No, it's both houses of Congress. Under the 25th Amendment, the president would get to appoint his next VP in the case of removal or death, just like he would any for cabinet post or Supreme Court justice, and then if a majority of both houses of Congress approves the appointment, that person becomes the Vice President. The irony was that, because of what went down, Gerald Ford became the VP via the 25th Amendment, and then when he became the 38th President when Nixon resigned, Ford then had to appoint his own successor as VP via the 25th Amendment once he ascended to the presidency.
cjs83172 Thanks. I'll have to re-read the 25th Amendment.
This happened in the same week as The Yom Kippur War.
#FreePalestine
@@Perriririand the new York Mets won' the nl pennant that day
How do you like those hokey typewriter sounds in the background 🤣🤣
That was a standard sound that was heard at the beginning of news programs at the beginning.
I always wondered if it was real or just fed into the audio for ambiance-like what they do in NFL and College football games now?
American history repeats itself with Donald Trump.
Cronkite was tv news gangsta.
I’m curious why Agnew haven’t been impeached by the House? Did he have his executive privilege while in office?
when did this aire on Television?
Date 10/10/1973
Correct on Agnew, but the CBS Late Movie promo and the movie ad are from October 1972.
My mom’s 12th birthday
woooow. and here we go again in modern day. smh.
Only difference is that Agnew actually committed a crime
@@bobbyg433 trump committed many crimes. the retrumplicans are feeling like idiots cause they first attacked trump and then supported him so what are they going to do now? smh.
@@KevinP32270 Russia? Lol. Classic. The Republicans against him were establishment hacks like Bush and McCain and Romney. Trump got 75 million LEGAL votes so he is definitely a force to be reckoned with whether you like him or not.
@@bobbyg433 i'm guessing you closed your eyes to all the lawsuits coming trumps way. you have NO proof that he got all legal votes. i can easily say that biden got over 81 MILLION legal votes. if everyone votes the same in four years BIDEN WINS AGAIN. i guess your republican friends are going to storm the capitol again to murder members of congress? lolol.
@@KevinP32270 the same Biden who ran twice before and never got more than 2% of the vote? The same Biden that couldn't get 12 people at his rallies? The same Biden who had to drop out in 1987 for plagiarism? The same Biden that his own VP called racist on live tv?😂😂😂😂
What parent decides to name their baby “Spiro”. So strange.
Greek parents
I wonder if that's how the Nixon Watergate crisis started!!?
Nope. Watergate was unrelated.
One fuck up that started it !!!!
No! They were 2 different scandals. 😐
I think the break-in at The Watergate happened in June 1972 and the Watergate hearings were all over daytime TV in the summer of '73.
@@tnate6004 I don't think it had something to do with Watergate! I think it something to do with handling his taxes because Cronkite said the word tax!
In which he was paying his taxes but did so in an illegal way that got him in severe trouble!
Can you imagine if Nixon had resigned then Agnew was president and then Agnew got busted on this charges and was forced to resign? Two consecutive presidential resignations, I doubt the Republicans would have survived and probably would have disbanded.
Voters were more than happy to keep the GOP after the Jimmy Carter failure.
So when will Mike Pence be leaving- and for what reason?
anonUK January 20, 2025 when he’s sworn in as the 46th President when President Trump’s second term ends.
Monty Burns Even if Trump really did win a second term, it is EXTREMELY unlikely a Republican would succeed him. The last time when the same party held the White House 12 years in a row was with George HW Bush after Regan, and that was only because Regan was immensely popular. Trump, support him or not, is not nearly as popular as Regan and would thus not likely be able to buck the trend and get another Republican in on his popularity alone
@@JimRockford853 WHAAA?
God the crap we used to watch !!!!
Clever Monicker And we watch quality tv now days?
What's with Nixon and the goofy, modest veeps?
Imagine in 2021 if this would ever been even thought about by our government or posted on 'the news"..
I hate modern horror movies. I can't believe they showed those movies on regular TV.
VP Rockefeller was a good N.Y.Governor.🙂
I was fifteen years old and I still remember this happening, is this Trump's future ?
I had turned 16 a week earlier on October 2. But I definitely remember this!
Kind of an odd close to the Albert segment, citing his height.
To think if Agnew had not been such a crook he would have been President Agnew.
9:54 Dan Rather before the world realized he was a political hack
except he wasnt, idiot!
Agnew spent his years as VP pompously sneering at and blanket insulting critics... knowing all the time he himself was a shameless criminal. He had the nerve to try the defense that can be summed up as "Do you know who I am?" He stupidly sealed his own doom 11 days before his resignation by swearing he would not resign, thinking Nixon (who ended up looking like an idiot for having chosen this clown as his running mate in the first place) would presumably back him up instead of cutting him loose like ballast. After this, he was less inclined to shoot his mouth off, though in later years he did display his racism by attacking the Jews. To think, for five years this jerk was in line for the Presidency...
Wow only grafting and tax evasion ahhh those simple times.
Agnew knew how to handle the MSM of his day.
Agnew tppk a 10000 kickback when he was veep
Who was Teddy Kennedy to judge anyone who may have been nominated.
Jim Romig: A senator.
It's not like they were asking him to be a test proctor for the DMV. He was fully capable as a legislator.
Is that Trump at 1:40?
In Harrison,NJ,bribery and extortion is the cost of doing business for Democrats.
worst than nixon
The limp biscuit is passef
And hello, Vice President Ford.
Ironically ,Ford was kind of "caretaker President ", who was a candidate in 1976.😐
Why would you want a guy who had no aspiration to be President? If Nixon was impeached or resigned (which he did), would automatically have a lame duck President. He could do whatever he wanted without any worry of not getting elected.
Agnew was just as big a crook as Nixon...
Lance Hurley You’re A Crook And LBJ Is The Real Crook Not Nixon You Pothead!!!!!!
The Nixon Administration, a time when people were ashamed of being Republican. 🐘
Agnew started off as a good VP, he fought against the MSM of his day, but I think they should have a better vetting process for potential VP candidates. If Nixon knew, he wouldn't have put him on the ticket.
Trumps future
Hear Hear
Keep dreaming LOSER!
Ironically, Trump & his father had legal problems of their own, they were the subjects of a DOJ investigation into racial discrimination in housing. 😐
Yep, if Nixon had only been a Democrat, no one would have said anything...
That's what the conservative professional victimhood mantra sez, anywhoo.