President Nixon ordered his staff to investigate the Watergate scandal because of which of the following?A) in response to growing interest in the...

The correct answer is A. Nixon was increasingly concerned
about Congress' and the public's interest in the Watergate matter. Because it was an
election year, and those involved were increasingly connected to the Presidency, there
was growing suspicion that Nixon knew more about the break-in than he was willing to
share. B cannot be the correct answer as McGovern had everything to gain by Nixon being
embarrassed. Since it was Democratic headquarters burgled by Republican operatives,
McGovern, the Democrat, was not about to be embarrassed by it; quite the contrary. The
special prosecutor subpoenaed some of Nixon's records, but rather than cooperate, he did
all in his power to thwart the investigation, even ordering the firing of the
prosecutor, Archibald Cox. This was the famous "Saturday Night Massacre." There was no
way to silence the Pentagon Papers, they were already out. They dealt with secret
details of the Vietnam War. Nixon's operatives did break into the office of the leaker
of the Pentagon Papers, Daniel Ellsberg, but this was unrelated to the Watergate
break-in.