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.

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Senate special committee → investigative committee →
appliesToJurisdiction	federal government of the United States →
chairperson	Sam Ervin →
chairpersonParty	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 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 (United States) →
relatedEvent	Watergate scandal → resignation of Richard Nixon →
reportedTo	United States Senate →
shortName	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 →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
United States Senate Watergate Committee →	alsoKnownAs
United States Senate Watergate Committee →	officialName