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A secret republican fund used to finance intelligence-gathering operations against the democrats. still, november 1972, president nixon is re-elected in a landslide. a couple months later, two former nixon aides are convicted of conspiracy, burglary, and wiretapping. soon after, white house counsel john dean is fired. in may 1973, the senate watergate committee begins televised hearings. former white house counsel john dean testifies. >> the watergate matter was an inevitable outgrowth of a climate of excessive concern over the political impact of demonstrators, excessive concern over leaks, a...