Word: resignations
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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During his extraordinary press conference last month in Salzburg, Austria, Kissinger insisted that he would resign if he was not vindicated of charges that he had been less than candid in describing his role in wiretappings to find security leaks. Next week, during special hearings scheduled by the Senate's Foreign Relations Committee, Kissinger will probably repeat his earlier testimony that Nixon ordered and former Attorney General John Mitchell approved the wiretappings...
...Kissinger continues to be a center of controversy, he could resign. The secretary is concerned about his place in history and his continued effectiveness. He has told his friends: "I will not be another public official fighting for my life...
...force if necessary to keep order. Some military officers are unhappy about Spinola's blatant power grab, but there is little that they can do about it, at least for the moment. Three weeks ago, when leaders of the Armed Forces Movement protested, the President threatened to resign unless they promised to support him. The captains backed down and gave him an overwhelming vote of confidence...
...controversy about journalism's role. Henry Kissinger's connection with wiretapping in 1969-71 is a minor aspect of the overall scandal, and the press did little to explore it until last month, when congressional leaks prompted several stories (TIME, June 24). But the Secretary's dramatic threat to resign put reporters on the defensive. Many congressional leaders hurtled to Kissinger's side. Barry Goldwater charged the press with "incessant nitpicking" and accused the Washington Post of "treason" for publishing a confidential FBI document...
...cannot apply in situations that are essentially political debates, and it certainly should not prevent newsmen from using their eyes, ears and heads to form conclusions. Actually, even the most hostile segments of the press have not proclaimed Richard Nixon's "guilt." Those who believe that he should resign have concluded from the known facts that the country would be better off without him-an opinion shared for some time (according to the polls) by a majority of Americans. Those who call for his impeachment want his guilt or innocence established by a trial in the Senate...