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Senate Watergate Lawsuit

United States of America · Politics / Watergate. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1973

Samuel James Ervin9 August 1973

Washington · Politics / Watergate

Leads the committee when it files a federal lawsuit seeking judicial enforcement of its demand for Nixon's tapes and other presidential materials.

Names involved

Samuel James Ervin

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