Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities

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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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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

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