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The plumbers and the committee to reelect the president ere formed to?
investigate illegal activities concerning the Watergate break-in
Which president is associated with the White House Plumbers?
Nixon is the answer. These "plumbers" were part of the Watergate Affair which was Nixon's undoing.
Who were the plumbers in the Watergate scandal?
The administration of Richard Nixon was obsessive to the point of paranoia regarding "leaks" of information the the press & other media. The men given the job of plugging those leaks were given the nickname of "plumbers". (Plumbers are also reputed to 'get rid of the sh*t)
Was Nixon responsible for the Watergate break-in?
Yes he was involved. On the Watergate tapes he can be heard telling Dean that they need to break into the Watergate building where the headquarters were located.
Why was the Watergate scandal called the Watergate scandal?
The break in took place at the Watergate Hotel in Washington, D.C.
Which office building was the headquarters for the democratic national committee and was broken into by the secret special unit created in the white house?
watergate
What president was associated with the White house plumbers?
These fellows were part of the Watergate scandal that caused Richard Nixon to resign.
Was Nixon responsible for the Watergate break in?
Yes !
What was the name of the office complex synonymous with Nixon's break-in-scandal?
The Watergate Hotel in Washington , DC was the site of the break-n that began the Watergate Affair.
Was was the Watergate?
What was to become known as the Watergate scandal began June 17th, 1972 with the arrest of 5 "plumbers" burglarizing the Democratic headquarters at the Watergate Hotel.The "plumbers" were shown to have been paid from a slush fund attached to the Committee to RE Elect the President (CREEP).After 2 years of investigation evidence was uncovered linking the President directly with the attempted cover up and Richard Nixon resigned rather than face impeachment.
Who were the plumbers in relation to the Pentagon Papers?
The Plumbers was an informal name for a covert White House Special Investigation Unit in the Nixon Administration that was tasked with stopping leaks to the news media such as the Pentagon Papers. Its members got involved with illegal activities like the Watergate break-in while working for CREEP (The Committee to Re-elect the President). Members of the Plumbers included E. Howard Hunt, Charles Colson, and G. Gordon Liddy.
When did Watergate begin?
The Watergate break-in occurred in the early morning hours of June 17, 1972.
