Senate Watergate hearings

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Senate_Watergate_hearings

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	congressional hearing
gptkbp:archivedAt	gptkb:U.S._National_Archives
gptkbp:beganIn	May 17, 1973
gptkbp:boardMemberOf	gptkb:Howard_Baker gptkb:Joseph_Montoya gptkb:Lowell_Weicker gptkb:Herman_Talmadge gptkb:James_Eastland gptkb:Sam_Ervin gptkb:Edward_Gurney Daniel Inouye
gptkbp:broadcastOn	gptkb:PBS
gptkbp:chairman	gptkb:Sam_Ervin
gptkbp:committeeCounsel	gptkb:Samuel_Dash gptkb:Fred_Thompson
gptkbp:committeeFormedBy	gptkb:United_States_Senate
gptkbp:commonlyCalled	gptkb:Watergate_hearings
gptkbp:endDate	August 7, 1973
gptkbp:followedBy	House Judiciary Committee impeachment hearings
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Senate Watergate hearings
gptkbp:impact	led to reforms in campaign finance and government ethics
gptkbp:location	United States Senate, Washington, D.C.
gptkbp:mediaCoverage	extensive
gptkbp:notableWitness	gptkb:H.R._Haldeman gptkb:G._Gordon_Liddy gptkb:John_Dean gptkb:Alexander_Butterfield gptkb:Jeb_Stuart_Magruder gptkb:John_Ehrlichman
gptkbp:numberOfSessions	51
gptkbp:officialName	gptkb:Senate_Select_Committee_on_Presidential_Campaign_Activities
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:Watergate_break-in_(June_17,_1972)
gptkbp:purpose	investigate Watergate break-in and cover-up
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Watergate_scandal
gptkbp:resultedIn	increased public awareness of Watergate scandal pressure for President Nixon's resignation criminal indictments of Nixon administration officials
gptkbp:revealedTo	existence of White House taping system
gptkbp:televisionShow	yes
gptkbp:vicePresident	gptkb:Howard_Baker
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Watergate_investigation
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6