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Watergate and the Ford Years — Quiz

Question 10 • US History Studies Since 1877

In 1972, the Watergate break-in occurred at the offices of

Answer
A
the Committee to Re-Elect the President.
B
Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox.
C
the Democratic National Committee.
D
Nixon’s former lawyer, John Dean.

Explanation

The 1972 break-in took place at the Democratic National Committee headquarters, which was located in the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C. The Committee to Re-Elect the President was connected to the scandal, but it was not the office that was broken into.

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