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Watergate scandal: Former United States Attorney General John N. Mitchell and former White House aides H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman are sentenced to prison.
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Watergate scandal
1970s political scandal in the U.S.
The Watergate scandal, or simply Watergate, was a political scandal in the United States involving the administration of President Richard Nixon. The affair began on June 17, 1972, when members of a group associated with Nixon's 1972 re-election campaign were caught burglarizing…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
United States Attorney General
Head of the US Department of Justice
The United States attorney general is the head of the United States Department of Justice and serves as the chief law enforcement officer of the federal government. The attorney general acts as the principal legal advisor to the president of the United States on all legal…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
John N. Mitchell
American lawyer and criminal (1913–1988)
John Newton Mitchell was the 67th attorney general of the United States, serving under President Richard Nixon and was chairman of Nixon's 1968 and 1972 presidential campaigns. Prior to that, he had been a municipal bond lawyer and one of Nixon's associates. He was tried and…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
White House
Official residence and workplace of the US president
The White House is the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., it has served as the residence of every U.S. president since John Adams in 1800 when the national capital was moved from…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
H. R. Haldeman
American political aide and Watergate Scandal figure (1926–1993)
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John Ehrlichman
American lawyer, Watergate co-conspirator, and writer (1925–1999)
John Daniel Ehrlichman was an American political aide who served as White House Counsel and Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs under President Richard Nixon. Ehrlichman was an important influence on Nixon's domestic policy, coaching him on issues and enlisting his…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)