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.
Sorensen said he is sure Nixon would have taken the Joint Chiefs advice (he was more hawkish on military matters, he says). Had [Nixon] done as the Joint Chiefs urged it would have started a nuclear war from which nobody would have survived, Sorensen said. I think we should certainly be grateful that John F. Kennedy won that debate. See TIME's Pictures of the Week. See the Cartoons of the Week.