Backstage, at rock bottom
August 05, 2014
Forty years ago, President Richard Nixon gave his famous televised resignation speech. Footage of the moments before gives us a behind-the-scenes view both fascinating and familiar.
Courtesy of the Media Burn video archive, President Nixon's entire televised resignation speech speech, from backstage preparation and rehearsal—Nixon jokingly fears a photographer will "catch me picking my nose"—to delivery.