Triple
T78246
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Watergate scandal |
E1565
|
entity |
| Predicate | involves |
P1256
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
E. Howard Hunt
E. Howard Hunt was a former CIA officer and White House operative best known as a key conspirator in the Watergate break-in and cover-up.
|
E25101
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: E. Howard Hunt | Statement: [Watergate scandal, involves, E. Howard Hunt]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: E. Howard Hunt Context triple: [Watergate scandal, involves, E. Howard Hunt]
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A.
G. Gordon Liddy
G. Gordon Liddy was an American lawyer, FBI agent, and political operative best known as a key architect of the Watergate break-in and later a conservative media personality.
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B.
Mark Felt
Mark Felt was the former FBI associate director who secretly served as the key Watergate informant known as "Deep Throat," helping expose the Nixon administration's misconduct.
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C.
H. R. Haldeman
H. R. Haldeman was a powerful and influential aide to President Richard Nixon, best known for his central role in the Watergate scandal.
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D.
John Ehrlichman
John Ehrlichman was a top domestic policy aide to U.S. President Richard Nixon who became a central figure in the Watergate scandal and was later convicted for his role in its cover-up.
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E.
John Dean
John Dean is a former White House Counsel best known for his central role in the Watergate scandal and his testimony against President Richard Nixon.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: E. Howard Hunt Triple: [Watergate scandal, involves, E. Howard Hunt]
Generated description
E. Howard Hunt was a former CIA officer and White House operative best known as a key conspirator in the Watergate break-in and cover-up.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: E. Howard Hunt Target entity description: E. Howard Hunt was a former CIA officer and White House operative best known as a key conspirator in the Watergate break-in and cover-up.
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A.
G. Gordon Liddy
G. Gordon Liddy was an American lawyer, FBI agent, and political operative best known as a key architect of the Watergate break-in and later a conservative media personality.
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B.
Mark Felt
Mark Felt was the former FBI associate director who secretly served as the key Watergate informant known as "Deep Throat," helping expose the Nixon administration's misconduct.
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C.
H. R. Haldeman
H. R. Haldeman was a powerful and influential aide to President Richard Nixon, best known for his central role in the Watergate scandal.
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D.
John Ehrlichman
John Ehrlichman was a top domestic policy aide to U.S. President Richard Nixon who became a central figure in the Watergate scandal and was later convicted for his role in its cover-up.
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E.
John Dean
John Dean is a former White House Counsel best known for his central role in the Watergate scandal and his testimony against President Richard Nixon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69a24c60d19c8190a1b6c105ca59ef5b |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:01 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a24f30e5848190a8edcb37c356ce0a |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:13 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a3161762088190924f3d827a5d3cc8 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 4:21 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a316f89e688190912e44b66a853f81 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 4:25 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a3175398088190a326db245660a33e |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 4:26 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:06 a.m.