AdvertisementWatergate Committee hearings may be both an inspiration and a hard act to followJune 06, 2022Ron ElvingfacebookEmailFrom left, Sens. Howard Baker of Tennessee and Sen. Sam Ervin of North Carolina, majority counsel Sam Dash, Sens. Herman Talmadge of Georgia and Daniel Inouye of Hawaii listen to the testimony of James McCord, one of the Watergate burglars, during the Watergate hearings. (Getty Images)