Ruckelshaus

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Ruckelshaus is the surname of William D. Ruckelshaus, a prominent American lawyer and public official best known as the first head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and a key figure in the Watergate-era "Saturday Night Massacre."


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Predicate Object
instanceOf American lawyer
family name
human
political event
public official
surname
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
employer United States federal government
familyName Ruckelshaus
fieldOfWork environmental law
public administration
givenName William
hasHead William D. Ruckelshaus
hasParticipant William D. Ruckelshaus
languageOfOrigin German
notableFor first head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
role in the Watergate-era Saturday Night Massacre
notableWork establishing early regulatory framework of the EPA
participatedIn Saturday Night Massacre
Watergate scandal
positionHeld Acting Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
Deputy Attorney General of the United States
usedBy William D. Ruckelshaus
workLocation Washington, D.C.

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
William D. Ruckelshaus
William D. Ruckelshaus
familyName

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