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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 .
- 1917–1919
- Democratic
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Working under committee chairman Sam Ervin, the committee played a pivotal role in gathering evidence that would lead to the indictment of forty administration officials and the conviction of several of Richard Nixon's aides for obstruction of justice and other crimes.
- June 27, 1974, (abolished, when the committee's final report was published)
- February 7, 1973
Sep 13, 1973 · Sermon on the Hill: A Sam Ervin Sampler. Watergate: A Summer Recess Reader continues with the wit and wisdom of Chairman Sam Ervin in the Watergate hearings. By Charles Perry.
- Charles Perry
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Millions of Americans watched the televised hearings, and Chairman Sam Ervin became a kind of folk hero. The House Judiciary Committee used information uncovered by the Senate Watergate Committee to draft articles of impeachment against President Richard Nixon, who resigned on August 9, 1974.
May 16, 2013 · Sen. Sam J. Ervin Jr. was chairman of the Senate Watergate committee in 1973. At the start of the television hearings in May of that year, Ervin noted:
Jul 19, 2022 · After the conclusion of a Senate Watergate committee hearing on Aug. 3, 1973, in Washington: From left are Democratic Sen. Sam Ervin of North Carolina, chairman; Sam Dash, chief counsel ...
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.
