People (Watergate)
What was the code name for the reporters' confidential informant?
Who is "Deep Throat"?
What does CREEP stand for?
What is Committee to Reelect the President?
What did the journalists mainly find that tied the burglars to the Watergate break-in?
They found checks made from CREEP to the burglars
What Supreme Court case forced Nixon to release the tapes?
What is US v. Nixon?
Who was considered to be the "Lead Plumber" and direct creator of the break-in?
Who is G. Gordon Liddy?
What was the purpose of the break-in of Watergate?
To fix the wiretaps to spy on the Democratic National Committee.
This action taken by Ford caused his approval ratings to plummet.
What is pardoning Nixon?
Which leader of CREEP organized the espionage campaign?
Who is John Mitchell?
The Watergate burglars all had former ties to which government organization?
What is the CIA?
What was the name of the event where Nixon forced the firing of the lead investigator of the Watergate investigation?
What is the Saturday Night Massacre?
What were two reasons Nixon was pardoned?
1. The investigation had gone on long enough
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Which Watergate burglar was the first to accuse Nixon's men of interference in the investigation?
Who is James McCord?
How did the burglars get caught?
A security guard noticed tape on one of the doors.
Who let investigators know about the secret recordings Nixon made?
Who was John Dean?
What position did H.R. Haldeman have in Nixon's White House?
What is Chief of Staff?
What was the nail in the coffin proving Nixon had willingly used the CIA to interfere in the investigation?