CREEP

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Nixon administration organization United States political organization political campaign committee

CREEP was the informal name for U.S. President Richard Nixon’s 1972 re-election campaign organization, which became infamous for its central role in the Watergate scandal.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Nixon administration organization → United States political organization → political campaign committee →
accusedOf	campaign finance violations → money laundering → obstruction of justice →
activeDuring	1971 → 1972 →
alsoKnownAs	CRP → Nixon re-election committee →
chairman	John N. Mitchell →
contributedTo	resignation of Richard Nixon →
counsel	G. Gordon Liddy →
country	United States of America →
created	1971 →
director	Jeb Stuart Magruder →
disbanded	mid-1970s →
electionYear	1972 →
employed	Herbert L. Porter → James W. McCord Jr. → Maurice Stans →
fullName	Committee for the Re-election of the President →
headquarters	Washington, D.C. →
ideology	conservative Republican politics →
investigatedBy	Federal Bureau of Investigation → United States Senate Watergate Committee →
involvedIn	Watergate break-in cover-up → Watergate scandal →
ledTo	indictments of several Nixon aides →
legalStatus	defunct →
linkedTo	White House Plumbers →
notableEvent	financing of the June 17, 1972 Watergate break-in →
notableFor	central role in the Watergate scandal →
operatedIn	Washington, D.C. →
oversaw	fundraising for Nixon’s 1972 campaign →
parentAdministration	Nixon administration →
politicalParty	Republican Party →
raisedFundsFrom	corporate donors → wealthy individuals →
reportedOnBy	The Washington Post →
subjectOf	Watergate-related books → Watergate-related films and documentaries →
supportedCandidate	Richard Nixon →
supportedOffice	President of the United States →
treasurer	Maurice Stans →
usedTactics	illegal campaign fundraising → political espionage → sabotage of political opponents →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
CRP → Committee to Re-elect the President →	alsoKnownAs
Nixon 1972 presidential campaign →	campaignAcronym