| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Executive Priviledge | the principle that White House conservations should remain confidential to protect that security |
| Bob Woodward | reporter for the Washington Post |
| DNC | Democratic National Committee |
| Washington Post | a newspaper that reported the Watergate scandal |
| James McCord | one of the burglars in the Watergate breakin |
| Carl Bernstein | a journalist for the Washington Post |
| CREEP (CRP) | Committee for Re-electing the President |
| Judge Sirica | head of the criminal trial |
| Sam Ervin | head of the senate select committee |
| John Dean | counsel to the President and member to the inner circle of the White House |
| John Mitchell | head of CRP/CREEP |
| Alexander Butterfield | White House aide that revealed tapes |
| Spiro Agnew | Nixon's first VP who resigned due to accepting bribes |
| Gerald Ford | VP after Agnew resigns; President after Nixon resigns |
| impeach | to press charges on a Government official |
| Federal Campaign Act Amendments | passed because of watergate) limited campaign contributions and administered stricter election laws |
| Frank Willis | Watergate Hotel guard; noticed break-in |
| Richard Nixon | president of US in 1968-1972 |
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