Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, June 12, 1973
- Synopsis
- Recording of Senator Sam Ervin (Democrat) at the Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, aka Senate Watergate Committee. In a debate with Herbert L. Porter (Nixon’s campaign aide) Ervin evokes Shakespeare’s Henry VIII - it was a wise man named William Shakespeare who wrote a play called Henry VIII, and in that he has one of his characters Cardinal Wolsey say "Had I but served my God with half the zeal/ I served my king he would not in mine old age/ left me naked to mine enemies".
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Television
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Recording date
- 12 Jun 1973
- Duration
- 18 mins
Credits
- Contributor
- Sam Ervin
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Plays
- Henry VIII
- Subjects
- Politics & government
- Keywords
- politics; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- History
- The series was shown on PBS on Channel 9 beginning October 7 1986.
Distributor (Sale)
- Name
WPA Film Library
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- Web
- http://www.wpafilmlibrary.com External site opens in new window
- Phone
- +1 708 460 0555
- Address
- 16101 S 108th Avenue
Orland Park
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How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, June 12, 1973". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av73164 (Accessed 20 Sep 2024)