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Hearings. From left to right: minority counsel Fred Thompson, ranking member Howard Baker, and chair Sam Ervin of the Senate Watergate Committee in 1973. Hearings opened on May 17, 1973, and the Committee issued its seven-volume, 1,250-page report on June 27, 1974, titled Report on Presidential Campaign Activities.
On February 7, 1973, the United States Senate voted 77-to-0 to approve 93 S.Res. 60 and establish a select committee to investigate Watergate, with Sam Ervin named chairman the next day. The hearings held by the Senate committee, in which Dean and other former administration officials testified, were broadcast from May 17 to August 7.
Apr 19, 2024 · Samuel J. Ervin, Jr. (born September 27, 1896, Morganton, North Carolina, U.S.—died April 23, 1985, Winston-Salem, North Carolina) was a U.S. senator best known as chairman of the Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, which investigated the Watergate scandal during the administration of Richard M. Nixon.
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Sep 13, 1973 · Watergate: A Summer Recess Reader continues with the wit and wisdom of Chairman Sam Ervin in the Watergate hearings. By Charles Perry. September 13, 1973.
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Senate Watergate Committee vice-chairman Howard Baker (R-TN) on Ervin during the Watergate Hearings Ervin gained lasting fame through his stewardship of the Senate Select Committee to Investigate Campaign Practices, also known as the Senate Watergate Committee , from the 1972 presidential election .
May 17, 2013 · Sen. Sam Ervin Jr., chairman of the Senate Watergate Committee, speaks during hearings, May 18, 1973. The Senate Watergate Committee began its nationally televised hearings on May 17,...
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