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1. americanarchive.org › exhibits › watergate“Gavel-to-Gavel”: The Watergate Scandal and Public Television

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   The broadcasts of the Senate Watergate hearings cover 51 days of “gavel-to-gavel” coverage. Each episode begins with about five minutes of commentary from anchors Robert MacNeil and Jim Lehrer, including an “hour by hour line-up” of what happened in that day’s hearings.

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     Notes to The Watergate Scandal, 1972-19741 Most notably from...

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     Watergate Hearings, ties to Kennedy Assassination, Reactionaries: 4-26-2012 Daniel Sheehan

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3. www.history.com › this-day-in-history › televisedTelevised Watergate hearings begin - HISTORY

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   Feb 9, 2010 · In Washington, D.C., the Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, headed by Senator Sam Ervin of North Carolina, begins televised hearings on the escalating Watergate scandal ...

4. www.pbs.org › newshour › politicsA Look Back at the Senate Watergate Hearings | PBS NewsHour

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   May 17, 2013 · The Watergate hearings began on May 17, 1973. Public Television aired all 250 hours of testimony that summer. Here are some of the highlights. Video edited by Justin Scuiletti. The...

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   Why did public television televise the Watergate Hearing?

   • destroy some myths about typical public television audiences. They come from the Midwest, from blue collar workers, and from the aged as well as from the educators and the Eastern intellectuals usually associated with public TV. In televising the Watergate hearing, public television has had a unique opportunity to expand viewership. 97

   “Gavel-to-Gavel”: The Watergate Scandal and Public Television

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   When did the Watergate Hearings start?

   • EmbedVideo (6481, 482, 304); The Watergate hearings began on May 17, 1973. Public Television aired all 250 hours of testimony that summer. Here are some of the highlights. Video edited by Justin Scuiletti The Watergate scandal began with a burglary in June 1972 and ended with a president's resignation in August 1974.

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   How many days of 'gavel-to-gavel' coverage of the Watergate hearings?

   • The broadcasts of the Senate Watergate hearings cover 51 days of “gavel-to-gavel” coverage. Each episode begins with about five minutes of commentary from anchors Robert MacNeil and Jim Lehrer, including an “hour by hour line-up” of what happened in that day’s hearings.

   “Gavel-to-Gavel”: The Watergate Scandal and Public Television

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   Why is Watergate a significant event in public television history?

   • The Watergate coverage is significant, not only insofar as the hearings themselves are significant, but also as a great moment in public television history. In the years preceding the coverage, pressure from the Nixon Administration had put in question whether public television should carry public affairs programs at all.

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     Lesson Plan: Congress Investigates - Watergate

     Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! A brief overview of Watergate is highlighted in this video. While there is no specific provision in the U.S. Constitution authorizing congressional oversight or investigations,

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7. www.pbs.org › newshour › politicsWhat the Senate Watergate hearings showed about America

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   May 18, 2023 · Dan Cooney. Leave your feedback. What the Senate Watergate hearings showed about America. Politics Updated on May 18, 2023 1:14 PM EDT — Published on May 17, 2023 6:59 PM EDT. This week marks...

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8. www.nytimes.com › impeachment-watergateWhen Watergate Was Appointment TV - The New York Times

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   Nov 12, 2019 · But the most striking thing for a viewer in 2019, watching the gavel-to-gavel public-TV coverage of the first Senate hearings that began on May 17, 1973, is the quiet.

9. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Watergate_scandalWatergate scandal - Wikipedia

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   The televised Senate Watergate hearings garnered nationwide attention and public interest. Numerous revelations and Nixon's efforts to impede the investigation in 1973 led the House to initiate impeachment proceedings against him. The Supreme Court's ruling in United States v.