Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20171212:05:45:00
Decide if the impeachment went forward or not. president nixon tried to give those votes a little nudge in his direction. he made a bold decision that he would call up alabama governor george wallace, a segregationist stalwart who had run for president a bunch, he still wielded a lot of influence among segregationist conservative southern democrats. the president called governor george wallace in alabama and asked him to persuade certain members of that judiciary committee to vote against the articles of impeachment. he asked governor wallace, "are you with me?" and this could be the make or b...