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Oral Histories: Elizabeth Holtzman

Washington, DC
Saturday, October 1, 2011

In 1973, Elizabeth Holtzman (D-New York) became the youngest woman ever elected to Congress. She was only a freshman when she was appointed to the House Judiciary Committee.  In 1974, the Committee passed three articles of impeachment against President Nixon. In this interview from the Richard Nixon Presidential Library oral history collection she describes the impeachment hearing process.

Updated: Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at 12:38pm (ET)

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