Watergate Webquest Exam 100%
Correct!!
What did the members of Nixon's Committee to Re - Elect the President, or CREEP, do at the
Watergate Hotel in May of 1972? - ANSWERThey got caught wiretapping phones and stealing
documents.
Why did the burglars return to the hotel on June 17, 1972? What happened? - ANSWERThe wiretaps
failed to work properly, but a guard noticed the doors were taped, and called the police.
How were Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein able to get inside
information about the FBI's Watergate investigation? - ANSWERThey relied heavily on anonymous
sources to reveal that knowledge of the break-in and subsequent attempt to cover it up had
connections deep in the Justice Department, the FBI, the CIA and even the White House.
What position did Nixon take after it was revealed that members of his staff were involved in the
Watergate cover-up? - ANSWERHe decided to resign from office.
What evidence existed that could prove that Nixon knew about the Watergate break-in? -
ANSWERAn audio recording proving that he'd tried to prevent the FBI from investigating the scandal.
What was "the Saturday Night Massacre "of Oct. 20, 1973? - ANSWERWhen Nixon fired Special
Prosecutor Archibald Cox and accepted the resignations of Attorney General Elliot Richardson and
Deputy Attorney General William Ruckelshaus.
On what grounds did Nixon try to argue that he should not have to turn over tapes of recorded
White House conversations? Look at Facts of the Case. - ANSWERNixon asserted that he was immune
from the subpoena claiming "executive privilege," which is the right to withhold information from
other govt. branches to preserve confidential communications within the executive branch or to
secure the national interest.
How did the American public react to the release of transcripts of Nixon's tapes? - ANSWERThe
public was repulsed by Nixon's language in the transcripts.
Correct!!
What did the members of Nixon's Committee to Re - Elect the President, or CREEP, do at the
Watergate Hotel in May of 1972? - ANSWERThey got caught wiretapping phones and stealing
documents.
Why did the burglars return to the hotel on June 17, 1972? What happened? - ANSWERThe wiretaps
failed to work properly, but a guard noticed the doors were taped, and called the police.
How were Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein able to get inside
information about the FBI's Watergate investigation? - ANSWERThey relied heavily on anonymous
sources to reveal that knowledge of the break-in and subsequent attempt to cover it up had
connections deep in the Justice Department, the FBI, the CIA and even the White House.
What position did Nixon take after it was revealed that members of his staff were involved in the
Watergate cover-up? - ANSWERHe decided to resign from office.
What evidence existed that could prove that Nixon knew about the Watergate break-in? -
ANSWERAn audio recording proving that he'd tried to prevent the FBI from investigating the scandal.
What was "the Saturday Night Massacre "of Oct. 20, 1973? - ANSWERWhen Nixon fired Special
Prosecutor Archibald Cox and accepted the resignations of Attorney General Elliot Richardson and
Deputy Attorney General William Ruckelshaus.
On what grounds did Nixon try to argue that he should not have to turn over tapes of recorded
White House conversations? Look at Facts of the Case. - ANSWERNixon asserted that he was immune
from the subpoena claiming "executive privilege," which is the right to withhold information from
other govt. branches to preserve confidential communications within the executive branch or to
secure the national interest.
How did the American public react to the release of transcripts of Nixon's tapes? - ANSWERThe
public was repulsed by Nixon's language in the transcripts.
