April 30, 1980

The Tomorrow Show: Season 7: Episode 124

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April 30, 1980

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NBC | Air Date: April 30, 1980
Summary: Host Tom Snyder's guests are Judge John Sirica, who opened up the Watergate Scandal and author of "To Set The Record Straight" discusses why he was harder on Gordon Liddy than on McCord, Mitchell, Magruder and Ehrlichman. Sirica says Liddy was unrepentant in court and he mocked the law. He says because he does not condone double standards,Host Tom Snyder's guests are Judge John Sirica, who opened up the Watergate Scandal and author of "To Set The Record Straight" discusses why he was harder on Gordon Liddy than on McCord, Mitchell, Magruder and Ehrlichman. Sirica says Liddy was unrepentant in court and he mocked the law. He says because he does not condone double standards, he would have sent Nixon to prison. He contends Nixon was arrogant and greedy and is a disgrace to the country. Arthur Miller, law professor at Harvard, discusses his dressing up as John Travolta and Bette Midler to relax his students and to illustrate his cases. Clip shown of his TV show in Boston. The station offered him a show because they knew he and the law would attract viewers. Adds that our political system is outdated and we have too many laws. Expand
Genre(s): Talk & Interview

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