It's time to dive into the week's news, in the past. This week our resident historian Robert Kelly is intrigued by a US investigative committee.
On the 30th of July 1974 the then president of the US Richard Nixon did something he really didn't want to do. Under subpoena he was forced to release all the recording of conversations between himself and his staff. The release of the tapes was the final nail in the presidential coffin. Two weeks later Nixon resigned. The tapes are an amazing insight into how an administration evolves over time and the story of their release is confounding.
Richard Nixon was the 37th U.S. president and the only commander-in-chief to resign from his position, after the 1970s Watergate scandal Photo: A&E Television Networks
