Fred Thompson (far left) sits on a panel with Tennessee senator Howard Baker (center) and North Carolina senator Sam Ervin (right) during the Watergate hearings in 1973.
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Fred Thompson (far left) sits on a panel with Tennessee senator Howard Baker (center) and North Carolina senator Sam Ervin (right) during the Watergate hearings in 1973.