CNNW The Seventies December 24, 2018
In just a few moments now, president nixon will be appearing before the people, perhaps for the last time as president of the United States. Hail to the chief. Hail to the chief. Good evening. I shall resign the presidency effective at noon tomorrow. [ applause ] im turning over direction of the government to vicepresident ford. I know that the leadership of america will be in good hands. In those first few days and weeks when gerald ford ascended to the presidency, you could say, if you were casting someone to play the role of a president to heal a nation, that gerald ford would be that perso...