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,[1] was, officially, a fundraising organization of United States President Richard Nixon's 1972 re-election campaign during the Watergate scandal. In addition to fundraising, the organization also engaged in political sabotage against Nixon's opponents, the various Democratic politicians running in the election.
Planning began in late 1970 and an office opened in the spring of 1971. Besides its re-election activities, CRP employed money laundering and slush funds, and was involved in the Watergate scandal.[2]
The CRP used $500,000 in funds raised to re-elect President Nixon to pay legal expenses for the five Watergate burglars. This act helped turn the burglary into an explosive political scandal. The burglars, as well as G. Gordon Liddy, E. Howard Hunt, John N. Mitchell, and other Nixon administration figures (Watergate Seven), were indicted over the break-in and their efforts to cover it up.
The acronym CREEP became popular due to the Watergate scandal.[3][4]
^Joan Hoff (2010). L. Edward Purcell (ed.). Richard Milhous Nixon. Vol. Vice Presidents: A Biographical Dictionary. Infobase Publishing. p. 351. ISBN978-1-4381-3071-2.
^"Watergate scandal", Encyclopædia Britannica, by Rick Perlstein, June 10, 2019. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
^100 Mistakes that Changed History: Backfires and Blunders That Collapsed Empires, Crashed Economies, and Altered the Course of Our World, by Bill Fawcett, Penguin, October 5, 2010, page 289. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
committee, election, president, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, js. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Committee for the Re Election of the President news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message 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 1 was officially a fundraising organization of United States President Richard Nixon s 1972 re election campaign during the Watergate scandal In addition to fundraising the organization also engaged in political sabotage against Nixon s opponents the various Democratic politicians running in the election Contents 1 History 2 Prominent members 3 See also 4 ReferencesHistory EditPlanning began in late 1970 and an office opened in the spring of 1971 Besides its re election activities CRP employed money laundering and slush funds and was involved in the Watergate scandal 2 The CRP used 500 000 in funds raised to re elect President Nixon to pay legal expenses for the five Watergate burglars This act helped turn the burglary into an explosive political scandal The burglars as well as G Gordon Liddy E Howard Hunt John N Mitchell and other Nixon administration figures Watergate Seven were indicted over the break in and their efforts to cover it up The acronym CREEP became popular due to the Watergate scandal 3 4 Prominent members EditCharles Colson special counsel to the President Kenneth H Dahlberg Midwest finance chairman developer of the Miracle Ear hearing aid Francis L Dale chairman publisher of The Cincinnati Enquirer owner of the Cincinnati Reds E Howard Hunt consultant to the White House retired CIA operative Herbert W Kalmbach deputy finance chairman President Nixon s personal attorney Fred LaRue deputy director aide to John Mitchell G Gordon Liddy finance counsel former aide to John Ehrlichman James W McCord Jr security coordinator former director of security at the Central Intelligence Agency Jeb Stuart Magruder deputy director Fred Malek manager former Deputy Undersecretary of Health Education and Welfare Judy Hoback Miller bookkeeper John N Mitchell director former United States Attorney General Donald Segretti political operative DeVan L Shumway spokesman Hugh W Sloan Jr treasurer former aide to White House Chief of Staff H R Haldeman Maurice Stans finance chairman former United States Secretary of Commerce Roger Stone political operativeSee also EditYoung Voters for the President White House PlumbersReferences Edit Joan Hoff 2010 L Edward Purcell ed Richard Milhous Nixon Vol Vice Presidents A Biographical Dictionary Infobase Publishing p 351 ISBN 978 1 4381 3071 2 Committee for the Re Election of the President Collection Frederic Malek Papers Nixon Presidential Library amp Museum Archived from the original on 2010 05 31 Retrieved 2010 06 04 Watergate scandal Encyclopaedia Britannica by Rick Perlstein June 10 2019 Retrieved June 15 2019 100 Mistakes that Changed History Backfires and Blunders That Collapsed Empires Crashed Economies and Altered the Course of Our World by Bill Fawcett Penguin October 5 2010 page 289 Retrieved June 15 2019 This article related to the politics of the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Committee for the Re Election of the President amp oldid 1142326961, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
