Peter W. Rodino

Peter Rodino
Rodino in 1974
Chair of the House Judiciary Committee
In office January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1989
Preceded by	Emanuel Celler
Succeeded by	Jack Brooks
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 10th district
In office January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1989
Preceded by	Fred A. Hartley Jr.
Succeeded by	Donald M. Payne
Personal details
Born	Pelligrino Rodino Jr. (1909-06-07)June 7, 1909 Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	May 7, 2005(2005-05-07) (aged 95) West Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouses	Marianna Stango ​ ​ (m. 1941; died 1980)​ Joy Judelson ​ (m. 1989)​
Children	2
Education	Rutgers University, Newark (BA, LLB)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1941–1946
Rank	Captain
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Bronze Star
Peter W. Rodino's voice Rodino honors deceased representative Edwin B. Forsythe Recorded May 8, 1984

Watergate scandal
The Watergate complex in 2006
Events
List Presidency of Richard Nixon Timeline Nixon White House tapes Operation Sandwedge Operation Gemstone 1972 presidential election "Saturday Night Massacre" Impeachment process against Richard Nixon United States v. Nixon Resignation speech Inauguration of Gerald Ford
People
Watergate burglars Bernard Barker Virgilio Gonzalez Eugenio Martínez James W. McCord Jr. Frank Sturgis
Groups Master list of Nixon's political opponents Nixon's Enemies List Watergate Babies Watergate Seven White House Plumbers
CRP Committee for the Re-Election of the President Fred LaRue Jeb Stuart Magruder Robert Mardian John N. Mitchell Kenneth Parkinson Hugh W. Sloan Jr. Maurice Stans
White House Richard Nixon Alexander Butterfield Charles Colson John Dean John Ehrlichman Gerald Ford H. R. Haldeman E. Howard Hunt Egil Krogh G. Gordon Liddy Gordon C. Strachan Rose Mary Woods
Judiciary Archibald Cox Leon Jaworski John Sirica
Journalists Carl Bernstein Bob Woodward Barry Sussman Harry M. Rosenfeld Howard Simons Ben Bradlee Katharine Graham Lesley Stahl The Washington Post
Intelligence community Mark Felt ("Deep Throat") L. Patrick Gray Richard Helms James R. Schlesinger
Congress Howard Baker Sam Ervin Peter W. Rodino U.S. Senate Watergate Committee Impeachment process
Related Frank Wills (security guard) James F. Neal (prosecutor) All the President's Men (book, film) The Final Days (book, film) Blind Ambition (miniseries) Dick (1999 film) Mark Felt: The Man who Brought Down the White House (2017 film) Watergate (2019 board game) Slow Burn (2020 series) Gaslit (2022 series) White House Plumbers (2023 miniseries)
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Peter Wallace Rodino Jr. (June 7, 1909 – May 7, 2005) was an American politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1949 to 1989. A liberal Democrat, he represented parts of Newark, New Jersey and surrounding Essex and Hudson.^[a] He was the longest-serving member of the House of Representatives from New Jersey until passed by Chris Smith in 2021.

Rodino rose to prominence as the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, where he oversaw the 1974 impeachment hearings against President Richard Nixon that eventually led to the president's resignation.
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