Senator Howard Henry Baker
Senate Watergate Committee Vice Chairman
Watergate Committee Leadership
Serves as Republican vice chairman of the newly created Senate Watergate Committee, giving the investigation bipartisan leadership.
Watergate · Senate vice chairman · Howard H. Baker Jr.
Howard Baker and the Watergate Committee
Howard H. Baker Jr. of Tennessee served as Republican vice chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities.
Baker took part in the committee’s public questioning of witnesses and in the bipartisan investigation into the Watergate break-in, White House conduct, campaign practices and financing.
25 selected database records
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1973
25 records
Senator Howard Henry Baker
Senate Watergate Committee Vice Chairman
James McCord Testimony
Questions James McCord during the second day of public hearings as the committee examines the Watergate break-in, wiretapping and efforts to conceal responsibility.
Senator Howard Henry Baker
Senate Watergate Committee Vice Chairman
Barker and Baldwin Testimony
Participates as the committee hears Gerald Alch, Bernard Barker and Alfred Baldwin during continuing testimony about the burglary operation and its participants.
Senator Howard Henry Baker
Senate Watergate Committee Vice Chairman
Campaign Organization Inquiry
Participates in the continuing Phase I hearings as the committee examines the structure, personnel and activities of the Nixon reelection campaign.
Senator Howard Henry Baker
Senate Watergate Committee Vice Chairman
Campaign Finance Examination
Takes part in a Phase I hearing focused on campaign finances, fundraising practices and evidence being developed through the committee's Watergate investigation.
Senator Howard Henry Baker
Senate Watergate Committee Vice Chairman
John Dean Testimony Continues
Questions John Dean as his nationally broadcast testimony continues, testing Dean's account of White House knowledge, meetings and actions connected with the Watergate cover-up.
Senator Howard Henry Baker
Senate Watergate Committee Vice Chairman
Presidential Staff Evidence
Participates as the committee continues questioning witnesses about White House staff involvement, campaign intelligence operations and the developing cover-up allegations.
Senator Howard Henry Baker
Senate Watergate Committee Vice Chairman
White House Taping System Revelation
Participates when Alexander Butterfield reveals the existence of the White House recording system, giving the committee a potential source of direct evidence about disputed presidential conversations.
Senator Howard Henry Baker
Senate Watergate Committee Vice Chairman
Phase I White House Inquiry
Participates in continuing Phase I testimony as the committee investigates White House involvement, campaign activities and the implications of the newly disclosed presidential recording system.
Senator Howard Henry Baker
Senate Watergate Committee Vice Chairman
Executive Branch Evidence Hearing
Takes part as the committee continues assembling testimony about executive branch actions, campaign intelligence and the handling of information after the Watergate arrests.
Senator Howard Henry Baker
Senate Watergate Committee Vice Chairman
John Ehrlichman Testimony
Participates as former presidential adviser John Ehrlichman testifies before the committee about White House activities, the plumbers operation and issues connected with the Watergate investigation.
Senator Howard Henry Baker
Senate Watergate Committee Vice Chairman
Ehrlichman Hearing Continues
Questions and evaluates continuing testimony from John Ehrlichman as the committee develops its record concerning White House operations and the Watergate cover-up.
Senator Howard Henry Baker
Senate Watergate Committee Vice Chairman
Haldeman Testimony Begins
Participates as former White House chief of staff H. R. Haldeman begins testimony, bringing one of Nixon's closest former aides before the televised Watergate hearings.
Senator Howard Henry Baker
Senate Watergate Committee Vice Chairman
Late Phase I Hearing
Participates as the committee continues its late Phase I hearings, reviewing testimony and evidence concerning White House and campaign conduct.
Senator Howard Henry Baker
Senate Watergate Committee Vice Chairman
Phase I Closing Testimony
Participates in further Phase I testimony as the committee approaches the end of its initial public examination of the burglary and related cover-up.
Senator Howard Henry Baker
Senate Watergate Committee Vice Chairman
Phase I Final Evidence Session
Participates in a late Phase I hearing as the committee completes additional public examination of Watergate evidence before shifting emphasis to campaign practices.
Senator Howard Henry Baker
Senate Watergate Committee Vice Chairman
Campaign Practices Inquiry
Participates in Phase II hearings examining campaign practices associated with the 1972 presidential election and evidence gathered by the committee's investigators.
Senator Howard Henry Baker
Senate Watergate Committee Vice Chairman
Campaign Conduct Testimony
Takes part in another Phase II hearing as the committee examines testimony about campaign conduct, political operations and election-related practices.
Senator Howard Henry Baker
Senate Watergate Committee Vice Chairman
Late Campaign Practices Hearing
Participates as the committee resumes Phase II hearings and continues examining campaign practices, political operations and related evidence from the 1972 election.
Senator Howard Henry Baker
Senate Watergate Committee Vice Chairman
Campaign Practices Final Session
Participates in a later Phase II hearing as the committee completes additional public testimony concerning campaign practices and political activities.
Senator Howard Henry Baker
Senate Watergate Committee Vice Chairman
Campaign Financing Testimony
Participates in Phase III testimony examining campaign financing, contributions and financial practices associated with the 1972 presidential campaign.
Senator Howard Henry Baker
Senate Watergate Committee Vice Chairman
Campaign Contributions Inquiry
Takes part in further Phase III testimony concerning political contributions and financing practices connected with the 1972 presidential campaign.
Senator Howard Henry Baker
Senate Watergate Committee Vice Chairman
Milk Fund Executive Inquiry Opens
Participates in an executive-session phase of the committee's Milk Fund investigation, examining campaign-finance questions connected with political contributions and federal policy.
Senator Howard Henry Baker
Senate Watergate Committee Vice Chairman
Milk Fund Evidence Review
Participates in a further executive session reviewing evidence in the committee's Milk Fund investigation and its relationship to campaign financing.
Senator Howard Henry Baker
Senate Watergate Committee Vice Chairman
Milk Fund December Session
Participates in the final documented December executive session of the Milk Fund investigation as the committee continues reviewing campaign-finance evidence.
Reference context for this record group: U.S. Senate — Howard Baker featured biography · U.S. Senate — Watergate Committee history
Sources and archival context
The explanatory text and major chronology on this page were cross-checked against the following institutional sources. Individual database records may contain additional detail from the wider World History Database dataset.