Herman E. Talmadge Watergate files 1969-1974.

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Herman E. Talmadge Watergate files 1969-1974.

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The collection consists of the Watergate files of Senator Herman E. Talmadge from 1969-1974. The subseries Committee deals with the Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities and its investigation of the Watergate break-in and cover up and includes committee and subject files, witness information, and proceeding reports. Committee files contain correspondence, legal documents, lists, memorandums, and reports relating to committee business, political espionage, and the Bellino Subcommittee. Major correspondents include Chairman Sam Ervin, Richard Nixon, George Bush, George Shultz, and Carmine S. Bellino. The subject files consist of witness summaries, statements, exhibits, and correspondence. Materials pertain to illegal campaign contributions by Goodyear and Braniff, ITT anti-trust and milk pricing cases, and the Responsiveness Program. The witness files contain biographical sketches, statements, witness summaries, and correspondence of committee witnesses including H. R. Halderman, John Dean, and John Ehrlichman. Contains no information on John Mitchell. Also includes questions (some handwritten) asked by Talmadge during the hearing. Proceeding reports consist of transcripts of the day's session(s). Missing are volumes 1 and 22 (afternoon sessions 27 and 35). The office subseries encompasses correspondence, memorandums, news releases, newspaper clippings, and transcripts kept as part of Talmadge's office rather than committee files. The subseries out-of-state-mail and unanswerable mail consist of material sent by non-Georgians pertaining to Watergate and related matters including the Bobby Baker alleged cover-up and the Georgia two-governor controversy.

36.25 linear ft.

Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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