His problem was with the press, yes,
The age of television news, Richard Nixon told reporters gathered that day in October 1973, was shaking the confidence of the American people. He didn’t yet know his presidency would reach a calamitous end. When Nixon announced he would resign, in August 1974, he spoke directly into a television camera. The recording remains stunning half-a-century later—mostly because of the historic nature of the moment, but also because of the power of broadcast.
Even in an informational era transformed by the web, video is a gripping format. In the chaos of real-time news, especially, there’s an advantage to being able to see something with your own eyes.
