Samuel James Ervin7 February 1973
Becomes chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, created to investigate Watergate, campaign espionage and related abuses.
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Becomes chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, created to investigate Watergate, campaign espionage and related abuses.
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