Watergate hearings

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf congressional hearing
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Watergate_Committee_hearings
gptkbp:archivedAt gptkb:U.S._National_Archives
gptkbp:broadcastOn gptkb:PBS
gptkbp:chairman gptkb:Sam_Ervin
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:documentedIn official transcripts
television recordings
gptkbp:endDate August 7, 1973
gptkbp:followedBy House Judiciary Committee impeachment hearings
gptkbp:hasCommittee gptkb:Senate_Select_Committee_on_Presidential_Campaign_Activities
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Watergate hearings
gptkbp:impact led to resignation of President Nixon
reforms in campaign finance and government ethics
gptkbp:location gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Joseph_Montoya
gptkb:Lowell_Weicker
gptkb:Herman_Talmadge
gptkb:James_Eastland
gptkb:Robert_Byrd
gptkb:Edward_Gurney
gptkb:Fred_Thompson
Daniel Inouye
Baker's question became famous
gptkbp:notableQuote What did the President know and when did he know it?
gptkbp:notableWitness gptkb:H.R._Haldeman
gptkb:G._Gordon_Liddy
gptkb:John_Dean
gptkb:Alexander_Butterfield
gptkb:Charles_Colson
gptkb:Jeb_Stuart_Magruder
gptkb:Maurice_Stans
gptkb:E._Howard_Hunt
gptkb:John_Ehrlichman
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Senate_Watergate_Committee_hearings
gptkbp:organizedBy gptkb:United_States_Senate
gptkbp:precededBy Watergate break-in
gptkbp:purpose investigate the Watergate scandal
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Richard_Nixon
gptkb:Watergate_scandal
gptkb:1972_United_States_presidential_election
gptkbp:resultedIn impeachment proceedings against Richard Nixon
disclosure of White House taping system
increased public awareness of Watergate scandal
gptkbp:startDate May 17, 1973
gptkbp:televisionShow yes
gptkbp:testimonyBy cover-up of Watergate break-in
existence of White House tapes
gptkbp:vicePresident gptkb:Howard_Baker
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_Dean
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5