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Senate Watergate Committee

United States · Government / Republican Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1973

James McCord28 March 1973

Government / Republican Party Government

This record states: And that White House Special Counsel to the President Charles Colson knew about the Watergate operation in advance.

James McCord28 March 1973

Government / Republican Party Government

This record states: Gordon Liddy had told McCord that the burglary and surveillance operation was approved by then-Nixon campaign chairman & Attorney General John Mitchell in February 1972.

James McCord28 March 1973

Government / Republican Party Government

This record states: James McCord testified before the Senate Watergate Committee in a closed 5-hour session.

James McCord28 March 1973

Government / Republican Party Government

This record states: The most significant leak was that fellow Watergate burglar G.

James McCord28 March 1973

Government / Republican Party Government

This record states: There were so many leaks to the press that committee leaders decided to conduct all future hearings in public session.

Names involved

James McCord

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