Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities

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United States Senate special committee investigative committee

The Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities was a special U.S. Senate committee that investigated the Watergate scandal and related abuses of power during President Richard Nixon’s 1972 re-election campaign.

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Label	Occurrences
Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities canonical	3
Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities	2
United States Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Senate special committee ⓘ investigative committee ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	United States government ⓘ surface form: federal government of the United States
chairperson	Sam Ervin ⓘ
chairpersonParty	Democratic Party ⓘ surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
country	United States of America ⓘ
discovered	existence of President Nixon’s White House taping system ⓘ
endTime	1974 ⓘ
hasPurpose	investigate abuses of power in the 1972 presidential election ⓘ investigate activities related to President Richard Nixon’s 1972 re‑election campaign ⓘ investigate the Watergate scandal ⓘ
inception	1973 ⓘ
languageOfWork	English ⓘ
legalBasis	Senate Resolution 60 (93rd Congress) ⓘ
legislativeBody	United States Senate ⓘ
location	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
meetsAt	United States Capitol ⓘ
member	Daniel Inouye ⓘ Edward Gurney ⓘ Herman Talmadge ⓘ Howard Baker ⓘ Joseph Montoya ⓘ Lowell Weicker ⓘ Sam Ervin ⓘ
notableInvestigation	Watergate scandal ⓘ surface form: Watergate break‑in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters cover‑up of the Watergate break‑in ⓘ use of campaign funds and political espionage in the 1972 Nixon campaign ⓘ
notableWitness	Alexander Butterfield ⓘ G. Gordon Liddy ⓘ H. R. Haldeman ⓘ Jeb Stuart Magruder ⓘ John Dean ⓘ John Ehrlichman ⓘ
partOf	93rd United States Congress oversight activities ⓘ
producedDocument	final report on presidential campaign activities and Watergate ⓘ
rankingMember	Howard Baker ⓘ
rankingMemberParty	Republican Party ⓘ surface form: Republican Party (United States)
relatedEvent	Watergate scandal ⓘ resignation of Richard Nixon ⓘ
reportedTo	United States Senate ⓘ
shortName	United States Senate Watergate Committee ⓘ surface form: Senate Watergate Committee
significantFor	expanding public awareness of executive branch abuses of power ⓘ strengthening congressional oversight of the presidency ⓘ
startTime	February 7, 1973 ⓘ
subjectOf	extensive media coverage in 1973–1974 ⓘ
televisedHearings	yes ⓘ

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United States Senate Watergate Committee → alsoKnownAs → Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities ⓘ

United States Senate Watergate Committee → officialName → Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities ⓘ

Edward Gurney → memberOf → Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities ⓘ

this entity surface form: Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities

Senate Resolution 60 (93rd Congress) → establishedBody → Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities ⓘ

Senate Resolution 60 (93rd Congress) → createdCommittee → Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities ⓘ

this entity surface form: Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities

Senate Resolution 60 (93rd Congress) → relatedTo → Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities