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5 days ago · In this lesson, students will learn about the factors that led to the investigation, the people who served on the Senate committee, and the public's interest in the hearings.
5 days ago · Meier was told that U.S. Senator Sam Ervin, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities that investigated the Watergate scandal, said that he got word from the CIA that it was because of Meier that they had the Watergate break-in. Senator Ervin then signed a subpoena for Meier to appear before the Committee.
3 days ago · What the Senate Watergate hearings showed about America. The hearings, which started in May 1973, led to several historic moments — and the resignation of an American president a year later.
1 day ago · Sept. 3, 1928 – July 21, 2019 Beverly Farfsing, 90, died peacefully July 21 at an assisted living facility in San Gabriel, California, with family by her side. The cause was Alzheimer’s disease. She was born September 3, 1928, at French Hospital in Los Angeles.
4 days ago · Sam Dash. Video and audio of Alexander Butterfield's appearance before the Senate Watergate Committee. Butterfield confirmed the existence of an Oval Office taping system in the White House. The hunt for the tapes that ultimately precipitated Nixon's resignation began from this moment.
5 days ago · It has been suggested that the Supreme Court's decision on abortion in Roe v. Wade on January 22, 1973, coupled with nationwide admiration for Senator Sam Ervin's chairmanship of the Senate Watergate hearings [picture] that began in May, made ERA proponents' task much harder.
2 days ago · In 1973, the Senate Watergate hearings (with testimony from John Dean, and the revelation of the White House tapes by Alexander Butterfield) were held in May and June 1973, and the House Judiciary Committee authorized Chairman Rodino to commence an investigation, with subpoena power, on October 30, 1973. The full House voted to initiate ...
