Together, the extended versions add up toâ¦. 1  The Fellowship of the Ring â 228 mins. 2  The Two Towers â 235 mins. 3  The Return of the King â 263 mins. 4  An Unexpected Journey â 182 mins. 5  The Desolation of Smaug â 186 mins. 6  The Battle of the Five Armies â 164 mins. 7  Total = 1,258 minutes (or 2 minutes shy of a whopping 21 hours)
In 1974, as an elder statesman of the party, Goldwater successfully urged President Richard Nixon to resign when evidence of a cover-up in the Watergate scandal became overwhelming and impeachment was imminent.
Nixon resigns. One year of Watergate is enough, President Nixon declared in his State of the Union address in January 1974. But the embattled president could not put the issue behind him. Special prosecutor Jaworski and the Senate Watergate Committee continued to demand that the White House turn over tapes and transcripts.