:04:07
Good evening,
sir.
:04:12
Judge John Sirica today...
:04:15
...sentenced the Watergate burglars
to terms ranging up to 40 years.
:04:18
The White House continues
to deny any involvement.
:04:23
Presidential counsel John Dean...
:04:26
...testified before
the Senate Watergate committee...
:04:28
...that the scandal reaches
to the highest levels.
:04:34
Presidential
aides Haldeman and Ehrlichman...
:04:37
...were ordered
to resign today.
:04:38
In a stunning announcement, White House
aide Alexander Butterfield...
:04:41
...revealed the existence of
a secret taping system.
:04:46
Vice President Agnew resigned today...
:04:49
...after pleading no contest
to a charge of income tax evasion.
:04:52
The president has fired...
:04:54
...the Watergate special prosecutor,
Archibald Cox...
:04:56
...provoking the greatest constitutional
crisis in American history.
:04:59
On Capitol Hill today...
:05:01
...eight resolutions calling for
the impeachment of the president...
:05:04
...were referred to the judiciary committee
by the House of Representatives.
:05:07
It was disclosed to Judge Sirica...
:05:09
...that there is an
18-and-a-halfminute gap...
:05:12
...in the June 20, 1972
taped conversation...
:05:14
...between the president
and Bob Haldeman.
:05:16
Reactions of shock and anger are coming
from all sectors of the nation.
:05:19
Judge John Sirica
has ordered the president...
:05:21
...to turn over his tapes
to special prosecutor Leon Jaworski.
:05:24
The tapes contain conversations
between the president and his aides...
:05:28
...and are believed to include discussions
of the Watergate scandal.
:05:31
The White House has not yet responded
To Judge Sirica's order...
:05:34
...and it is not yet known
whether the president will comply.
:05:45
Yeah.
:05:55
These are the tapes you requested,
Mr. President.