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The Senate Watergate Committee, known officially as the Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, was a special committee established by the United States Senate, S.Res. 60, in 1973, to investigate the Watergate scandal, with the power to investigate the break-in at the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters at ...
Watch the full broadcasts of the Senate and House hearings that exposed the Watergate scandal and led to President Nixon's resignation. The collection features testimony from key figures, commentary by MacNeil and Lehrer, and historical context.
The televised Senate Watergate hearings garnered nationwide attention and public interest. Numerous revelations and Nixon's efforts to impede the investigation in 1973 led the House to initiate impeachment proceedings against him. The Supreme Court's ruling in United States v.
12. Apr. 2024 · Watergate scandal, interlocking political scandals of the administration of U.S. Pres. Richard M. Nixon that were revealed following the arrest of five burglars at Democratic National committee headquarters in the Watergate office-apartment-hotel complex in Washington, D.C., on June 17, 1972.
18. Mai 2023 · The Senate Watergate hearings, which started 50 years ago, revealed the corruption and cover-up of the Nixon administration. The hearings also marked the beginning of public television's coverage of the scandal and the creation of the PBS NewsHour.
The Senate Watergate investigation remains one of the most significant congressional inquiries in U.S. history. Over the course of this 16-month investigation committee members maintained bipartisan accord, garnered public support, and expanded congressional investigatory powers to produce lasting legislative reform.
30. Mai 2017 · A recap of the key events and milestones that led to President Richard Nixon's impeachment and resignation over the Watergate scandal. Learn how the Senate Watergate Committee, the special prosecutor and the Supreme Court played a role in exposing the cover-up.
