What were the burglars looking for? - ANSWERinformation on Larry O'Brien
What office was located at the Watergate Complex? - ANSWERDemocratic National Committee
Who was Larry O'Brien? - ANSWERDemocratic National Committee Chairman
Why did members of CREEP resort to illegal tactics? - ANSWERNixon wanted to win the next election
by the greatest amount ever in a presidential election
Who was Daniel Ellsberg? - ANSWERformer military analyst who leaked the Pentagon Papers
Who were the "plumbers"? - ANSWERspecial investigation team created by Nixon to "stop leaks"
What did the Watergate burglars and CREEP hope to learn? - ANSWERadvanced knowledge of DNC
campaign tactics
Why was the mission a failure? - ANSWERnotes were taken on gossip between office secretaries; bug
on O'Brien's phone was defective
Why did the taped door cause such concern? - ANSWERthe security guard knew the cleaning staff
had gone home for the night
What were Nixon's aides concerned the press would find? - ANSWERevidence of Ellsberg's
psychiatrist's office
Who was G. Gordon Liddy? - ANSWERformer FBI agent and current White House staff assistant; hired
to gather intelligence on Nixon's enemies