[QuadList] Nixon resigns speech but with the open mike and camerabefore the actual spee

[Alan Kline]

On 8/9/2014 11:33 AM, Ed Sharpe via QuadList wrote:
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> ok... why were everyone  besides  CBS personal tossed out  during  the  filming?

My guess? Nixon may have suspected that if there were family and/or 
staff members in the room during the broadcast, they would be very 
emotional, and that would make it more difficult for him to finish the 
speech. Presumably the CBS crew would be able to remain more detached.

Interesting thing I learned this morning (aside from the fact that CBS 
handled the pool)--the CBS camera technician in the Oval Office for that 
speech (I believe his name was George Nicholas) was interviewed this 
morning on "Face The Nation". Not a tough "get" for FTN--Mr. Nicholas is 
still with CBS-Washington and operates Bob Schieffer's straight-on 
camera every Sunday morning.

ak