USA HISTORY

THE 1970S 1969 1979

FOREIGN POLICIES OF PRESIDENT NIXON

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was the secret White House special investigative unit that was created to stop the leaking of documents and information to the public?
A
The Pipes
B
The Plumbers
C
The Pluggers
D
The Stop Unit
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The White House Plumbers, sometimes simply called the Plumbers, were a secret White House group led by G. Gordon Liddy. They were established July 24, 1971, during the presidency of Richard Nixon. Its task was to find out who was giving out classified information, such as the Pentagon Papers, to the news media.

Detailed explanation-2: -Which of the following best describes the White House Plumbers? They were part of Nixon’s political bag of dirty tricks.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Committee for the Re-election of the President (also known as the Committee to Re-elect the President), abbreviated CRP, but often mocked by the acronym CREEP, was, officially, a fundraising organization of United States President Richard Nixon’s 1972 re-election campaign during the Watergate scandal.

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