The Final Days (1989 film)

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The Final Days is a 1989

Plot

J. Fred Buzhardt inadvertently reveals the existence of a taping system to the Watergate Committee minority counsel. After the committee's majority counsel discovers the information, Alexander Butterfield is interviewed and confirms the taping system's existence.

Four days after the Yom Kippur War, Vice President Spiro Agnew resigns. Nixon turns over the tapes after the resignations of Elliot Richardson and William Ruckelshaus.

Later at his Key Biscayne home, Nixon holds his "I'm not a crook" press conference. James D. St. Clair is hired as Nixon's defense lawyer.

As the walls close in on Nixon, he becomes increasingly erratic. Despite his family's pleas to fight on, he accepts the advice of his advisors and resigns the presidency.

Featured cast

Awards and nominations

1990 Casting Society of America (Artios)

• Nominated – Best Casting for TV Movie of the Week: Susan Bluestein

1990 Emmy Awards

• Nominated – Outstanding Cinematography For A Miniseries Or Movie: Fred Murphy
• Nominated – Outstanding Directing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Dramatic Special:
  Richard Pearce
• Nominated – Outstanding Made For Television Movie: Stu Samuels, Richard L. O'Connor, Susan Weber-Gold
• Nominated – Outstanding Writing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Dramatic Special: Hugh Whitemore

1990 Golden Globe Awards

• Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film: Lane Smith

See also

• All the President's Men, 1976 film

External links

• The Final Days at
  IMDb

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