“The rumor had Nixon plotting to use election-eve violence as an excuse for massive repression of students and blacks, mass ar­rests, and suspension of Constitu­tional guarantees to keep the dis­senters behind bars... The rumor was really saying that a Reichstag fire was in the works.”

“The group helped write the 'don’t need a Weatherman to know which way the wind blows,' manifesto presented at the July, 1969 SDS convention”

“For the past 48 hours, while the President and his family had been once again resisting resigna­tion, his closest aides were conspir­ing behind his back to force him to resign.”

"Millions of people are afraid we have in office a man who might entertain the notion of kicking over the government"

Did Richard Nixon really look into canceling the 1972 Presidential election?

With freedom of the press under attack, we look back at a fearless reporter who fought the good fight until his life was cut short