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Was the Senate Watergate Committee investigation constitutionally or politically motivated?
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The early 1970s was a time of hyper partisanship. The Democratically controlled Congress, while attacking the Nixon Administration's prosecution of the inherited Vietnam War gave the Democratic Johnson Administration the blank check necessary to draw America into the asian conflict. Despite wide spread knowledge of misuse of the CIA, IRS and FBI by the Kennedy and Johnson Administrations, the Democratically controlled Congresses chose not to investigate misuse and abuse of power. The same leading figures who found a compelling case for investigating the Nixon Administration sat silently through the widespread abuse and misuse of power occurring under the Kennedy and Johnson Administrations. There was no stated concern for the institutions of government by many of the same individuals who claimed that they were at stake by the actions of the Nixon Administration.
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Who were the washington post reporters that were made famous through their investigation of the Watergate cover-up?
Bob Woodard and Carl Bernstein were the Washington Post reporters who were made famous through their investigation of the Watergate cover-up. The Watergate scandal occurred when the Nixon administration tried to cover up a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C. on June 17, 1972.
Which is an example of select committee?
The senate watergate committee
What type of committees was the Watergate committee?
select committee.
Who was the Tennessee senator whom investigated the Watergate burglary and cover-up?
The Tennessee senator who conducted the investigation into the Watergate burglary and cover-up was Howard Baker. He served as the vice-chairman of the Senate Watergate Committee and played a significant role in uncovering the truth behind the scandal.
Who were Washington Post reporters that were made famous through their investigation of the Watergate cover-up?
Bob Woodard and Carl Bernstein were the Washington Post reporters who were made famous through their investigation of the Watergate cover-up. The Watergate scandal occurred when the Nixon administration tried to cover up a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C. on June 17, 1972.
Who were the select committee members during the Watergate scandal?
Local police investigated the burglary and the burglars. Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, who were reporters for the Washington Post, dug into the story and published it. Archibald Cox was appointed special counsel to look into matter. Eventually the Senate set up a Watergate investigation committee .
Who or what was the target of the Watergate break-in?
Headquarters of the democratic national committee
President Nixon made this statement during the investigation of what came to be known as the Watergate Scandal. What was the result of this investigation for President Nixon?
The result of the investigation into the Watergate Scandal was the discovery of evidence of President Nixon's involvement in the cover-up of the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters. As a result, Nixon faced impeachment by the House of Representatives. However, before the impeachment process could be completed, he resigned from office on August 8, 1974.
The Watergate scandal began when?
The Watergate scandal began on 17 June 1972, with a burglarly at the offices of the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate Office Complex in Washington, DC.
Who was the head of the Senate committee that began hearings to invesitgate the Watergate break-in?
The Senate Watergate Committee was convened by the United States Senate. This committee was created to investigate the Watergate burglaries and scandal.
The Watergate apartment number rented by the democratic president committee?
308
The offices broken into at the Watergate complex belonged to who?
Democratic National Committee
