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The Watergate Seven has come to refer to two different groups of people, both of them in the context of the Watergate scandal.Firstly, it can refer to the five men caught on June 17, 1972, burglarizing the Democratic National Committee's headquarters in the Watergate complex, along with their two handlers, E. Howard Hunt and G. Gordon Liddy, who were Nixon campaign aides.
Unlike many of his fellow Cabinet members, Attorney General John N. Mitchell held sway within the White House, and Mitchell led the search for Supreme Court nominees. [34] In foreign affairs, Nixon enhanced the importance of the National Security Council, which was led by National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger. [31]
Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a representative and senator from California and as the 36th vice president from 1953 to 1961 under President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
The Watergate scandal was a major political controversy in the United States during the presidency of Richard Nixon from 1972 to 1974, ultimately resulting in Nixon's resignation. The name originated from attempts by the Nixon administration to conceal its involvement in the June 17, 1972 break-in at the Democratic National Committee ...
John Daniel Ehrlichman (/ ˈɜːrlɪkmən /; [1] March 20, 1925 – February 14, 1999) 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 ...
National Security Advisor (United States) The assistant to the president for national security affairs (APNSA), commonly referred to as the national security advisor (NSA), [2][Note 1] is a senior aide in the Executive Office of the President, based at the West Wing of the White House. [3] The national security advisor serves as the principal ...
Shultz (right) with Richard Nixon and labor leaders at the signing of Executive Order 11491 on October 29, 1969 Treasury Secretary Shultz (back row, fourth from left) with the rest of the Nixon cabinet, June 1972 A meeting of Nixon Administration economic advisors and cabinet members on May 7, 1974.