Tuesday, August 07, 1973

• The Senate committee breaks for the summer recess.

Wednesday, August 07, 1974

• Fearing the end is near, Haldeman attempts to contact Nixon regarding a pardon, but Haig only sees the request as a threat.
• Haig tells Goldwater and Burch that they should not pressure the President as that tends to harden his resolve. They should simply lay out the reality of his chances in the Senate.
• Garment and Buzhardt tell Haig and St. Clair that any pardons are out of the question.
• Nixon's sons-in-law lay out the reasons for and against resignation for Nixon.
• Barry Goldwater, Hugh Scott, and John Rhodes visit the President to personally explain the situation in the Senate. Goldwater says there are only four confirmed votes for him in the Senate with many others on the fence. After the meeting, the Senators meet with the press and Goldwater tells them Nixon will do what's in the best interest of the country.
• By the end of the day, a draft of the President's schedule for the next day circulates culminating in an address to the nation during which he'll announce his resignation.
• The Nixon family gathers to learn the President will resign.
• Nixon has an emotional meeting with Henry Kissinger who says he'll be remembered for ending Vietnam and other accomplishments, but privately believes Watergate will dominate his legacy.
• Ehrlichman phones David and Julie Eisenhower saying it would save Nixon embarrassment if he would pardon everyone.