Study Guide: Key People in the Watergate Scand

The first and only U.S. president to resign from office due to scandal.

Richard Nixon

White House Chief of Staff __________ was involved in managing the cover-up of the break-in.

H.R. Haldeman

Nixon's Domestic Affairs Advisor __________ played a key role in orchestrating the cover-up.

John Ehrlichman

White House Counsel __________ claimed there was a 'cancer on the presidency.'

John Dean

The Watergate break-in was planned by __________ and involved covert operations.

G. Gordon Liddy

Former CIA operative __________ coordinated the Watergate break-in and aimed at discrediting political opponents.

E. Howard Hunt

Journalists ____________worked for the Washington Post and investigated the scandal.

Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein

Known as 'Deep Throat,'_____ provided confidential information to Woodward and Bernstein, guiding their reporting on Watergate.

Mark Felt

The former CIA officer __________ was one of the five burglars arrested during the break-in.

James McCord

Nixon's team included __________, who was Special Counsel to Nixon.

Charles Colson

Special prosecutor __________ demanded White House tapes, leading to the 'Saturday Night Massacre.'

Archibald Cox

During Senate hearings, __________ revealed the existence of a White House taping system.

Alexander Butterfield

The Chair of the Senate Watergate Committee was __________, who led the televised hearings exposing the scandal.

Sam Ervin

After Cox, special prosecutor __________ took over the investigation and led to the release of tapes by Nixon.

Leon Jaworski

Attorney General __________ was the head of CREEP and approved the Watergate break-in plan.

John Mitchell

Amidst allegations of involvement in the cover-up, __________ resigned from his position as Attorney General.

Richard Kleindienst

Leader of those who directly broke into the Watergate was_______

James McCord

A former CIA agent that was one of the burglars was ______

Frank Sturgis

Cuban-American locksmith that was one of the burglars was_____

Virgilio González

Former CIA agent who was a burglar and had experience with covert operations______

Bernard Barker

Cuban-American former CIA operative that was a burglar_____

Eugenio Martinez

Defended Nixon as the White House Counsel

Fred Buzhardt

This Special prosecutor was fired by Nixon in Saturday Night Massacre

Archibald Cox

This Attorney General resigned in protest over the Saturday Night Massacre

Elliot Richardson

This Deputy Attorney General resigned in protest over the Saturday Night Massacre

William Ruckelshaus

He was the political operative for CREEP and had “dirty tricks”

Donald Segretti

This was the chief judge of the United States Discrict Court for DC

John Sirica

Finace Chairman for Creep

Maurice Stans

Former military analysist

Daniel Ellsberg