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9630046150enemies listpeople who Nixon believe were against him that he had investigated by the IRS and FBI0
9630073332the PlumberG. Gordon Liddy, hired to "plug the leaks" in the White House1
9630076855CREEPderisive term for the Committee to Re Elect the President2
9630085208Deep ThroatWhite House informant for Woodward and Bernstein, FBI official Mark Felt3
9630092502Woodward and BernsteinWashington Post reporters who uncovered the details of the Watergate break in and cover up4
9630098140John Deanpresidential aid who revealed under oath that Nixon had secret tapes of Oval Office conversations5
9630105428Archibald Coxspecial prosecutor appointed by the Attorney General to investigate the Watergate Scandal6
9630109878Elliot RichardsonAttorney General who resigned in protest when ordered to fire Cox7
9630113441Robert Borkappointed Attorney General who agreed to fire Cox in return for a nomination to the Supreme Court8
9630119177U.S. v NixonSupreme Court ruling that the Oval Office tapes were not protected by executive privilege and must be handed over to investigators9
9630137663impeachmentthe act of charging a public official with a crime10
9630141353Spiro AgnewVice President who resigned in 1973 over tax evasion and extortion charges11
9630155401Watergate Hotellocation of Democratic National Convention Headquarters12

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