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Tuesday, October 31, 1972
- CBS airs a second segment on Watergate over the protests of Colson. Cronkite's interest begins to shift the country's attitude.
- Patman releases his committee's report linking CRP money to the burglars and accusing the White House of holding the investigation back, but the report is mostly ignored.
Wednesday, October 31, 1973
- After Haig agrees that Jaworski can go after any evidence he wants, Jaworski agrees to become the Special Prosecutor.
"Always remember, others may hate you — but those who hate you don’t win unless you hate them, and then you destroy yourself. "
Richard Nixon | President of the United States