Committee to Re-elect the President
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The Committee to Re-elect the President was U.S. President Richard Nixon’s 1972 campaign organization, best known for its central role in financing and orchestrating activities that led to the Watergate scandal.
All labels observed (8)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T78232 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Committee to Re-elect the President Context triple: [Watergate scandal, involves, Committee to Re-elect the President]
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A.
Mr. President
"Mr. President" is the formal spoken address traditionally used for the sitting President of the United States.
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B.
Madam President
"Madam President" is the formal style of address used for a female President of the United States.
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C.
Electoral College
The Electoral College is the body of electors established by the U.S. Constitution that formally selects the President and Vice President of the United States based on state-by-state election results.
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D.
Bush v. Gore
Bush v. Gore is the landmark 2000 U.S. Supreme Court decision that effectively resolved the disputed presidential election between George W. Bush and Al Gore by halting the Florida recount.
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E.
Hundred Days
The Hundred Days refers to the intense early period of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s presidency in 1933 when a flurry of New Deal legislation was rapidly enacted to combat the Great Depression.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Committee to Re-elect the President Target entity description: The Committee to Re-elect the President was U.S. President Richard Nixon’s 1972 campaign organization, best known for its central role in financing and orchestrating activities that led to the Watergate scandal.
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A.
Mr. President
"Mr. President" is the formal spoken address traditionally used for the sitting President of the United States.
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B.
Madam President
"Madam President" is the formal style of address used for a female President of the United States.
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C.
Electoral College
The Electoral College is the body of electors established by the U.S. Constitution that formally selects the President and Vice President of the United States based on state-by-state election results.
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D.
Bush v. Gore
Bush v. Gore is the landmark 2000 U.S. Supreme Court decision that effectively resolved the disputed presidential election between George W. Bush and Al Gore by halting the Florida recount.
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E.
Hundred Days
The Hundred Days refers to the intense early period of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s presidency in 1933 when a flurry of New Deal legislation was rapidly enacted to combat the Great Depression.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States political action committee
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United States presidential campaign organization ⓘ |
| activity |
campaign advertising
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fundraising ⓘ opposition research ⓘ voter outreach ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith |
Republican Party
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surface form:
Republican Party (United States)
|
| alsoKnownAs |
CREEP
ⓘ
CRP ⓘ |
| appliesToOffice | President of the United States ⓘ |
| campaignFor | Richard Nixon ⓘ |
| campaignForElection | 1972 United States presidential election ⓘ |
| chairperson | John N. Mitchell ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
White House
ⓘ
surface form:
Nixon White House
White House Plumbers ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | John N. Mitchell ⓘ |
| dissolved | mid-1970s ⓘ |
| employed |
Fred LaRue
ⓘ
G. Gordon Liddy ⓘ Herbert L. Porter ⓘ Jeb Stuart Magruder ⓘ |
| hasEffect | contributed to resignation of Richard Nixon ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| inception | 1971 ⓘ |
| involvedIn | cover-up of Watergate burglary ⓘ |
| keyPerson |
Fred LaRue
ⓘ
G. Gordon Liddy ⓘ Herbert L. Porter ⓘ Herbert W. Kalmbach ⓘ Jeb Stuart Magruder ⓘ John N. Mitchell ⓘ Maurice Stans ⓘ |
| legalForm | campaign committee ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | District of Columbia ⓘ |
| namedAfter | President of the United States ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Watergate scandal
ⓘ
surface form:
Watergate burglary
Watergate scandal ⓘ campaign finance abuses ⓘ illegal campaign activities ⓘ money laundering ⓘ political espionage ⓘ sabotage of political opponents ⓘ |
| partOf | Nixon 1972 presidential campaign ⓘ |
| regulatedBy |
United States federal law
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surface form:
United States federal campaign finance law
|
| subjectOf |
United States Senate Watergate Committee
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surface form:
United States Senate Watergate Committee hearings
criminal investigations related to Watergate ⓘ |
| supportedCandidate | Richard Nixon ⓘ |
| supportedRunningMate | Spiro Agnew ⓘ |
| treasurer | Maurice Stans ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Committee to Re-elect the President Description of subject: The Committee to Re-elect the President was U.S. President Richard Nixon’s 1972 campaign organization, best known for its central role in financing and orchestrating activities that led to the Watergate scandal.
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Committee for the Re-election of the President
this entity surface form:
Committee for the Re-election of the President
this entity surface form:
Committee for the Re-election of the President
this entity surface form:
Nixon re-election committee
this entity surface form:
Committee for the Re-election of the President
this entity surface form:
Nixon campaign committee
this entity surface form:
Committee for the Re-Election of the President
this entity surface form:
Committee for the Re-Election of the President
this entity surface form:
Nixon campaign organization
this entity surface form:
Committee to Re-elect the President (CREEP)
subject surface form:
G. Gordon Liddy
this entity surface form:
Nixon re-election campaign
subject surface form:
Jeb Stuart Magruder
this entity surface form:
Committee for the Re-Election of the President
this entity surface form:
Committee for the Re-Election of the President
book "An American Life: One Man's Road to Watergate"
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describesOrganization
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Committee to Re-elect the President
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subject surface form:
An American Life: One Man's Road to Watergate
this entity surface form:
Committee for the Re-Election of the President
Nixon administration covert operations network
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associatedWith
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Committee to Re-elect the President
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this entity surface form:
Committee for the Re-Election of the President