On July 16, 1973, former Nixon aide Alexander Butterfield testified that the White House had secretly tape-recorded the president’s Oval Office conversations. That disclosure set off a legal battle. When special prosecutor Archibald Cox subpoenaed the tapes, Nixon refused. In this short doc, we look at the Saturday Night Massacre, when Nixon ordered the firing of the Watergate prosecutor, raising questions about executive power, accountability, and the limits of the law. Learn more: https://retr
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