Harry Robbins
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Harry Robbins "H. R." Haldeman was an American political aide who served as White House Chief of Staff to President Richard Nixon and became a central figure in the Watergate scandal.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Harry Robbins canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2672033 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Harry Robbins Context triple: [H. R. Haldeman, givenName, Harry Robbins]
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A.
John Gibbon
John Gibbon was a 19th-century United States Army officer and Civil War general who later played a key role in the Indian Wars, including campaigns against the Nez Perce.
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B.
Matthew Robbins
Matthew Robbins is an American screenwriter and filmmaker known for his work on genre films such as Crimson Peak, Dragonslayer, and collaborations with directors like Guillermo del Toro.
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C.
John Dawson
John Dawson is a fictional character named John Dawson who appears in the work featuring the character Dawn.
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D.
John Dawson
John Dawson was a pioneering American plasma physicist renowned for his foundational contributions to plasma theory and fusion research.
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E.
Luke Murray
Luke Murray is an American basketball coach known for his assistant coaching roles at several major college programs and as the son of actor Bill Murray.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Harry Robbins Target entity description: Harry Robbins "H. R." Haldeman was an American political aide who served as White House Chief of Staff to President Richard Nixon and became a central figure in the Watergate scandal.
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A.
John Gibbon
John Gibbon was a 19th-century United States Army officer and Civil War general who later played a key role in the Indian Wars, including campaigns against the Nez Perce.
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B.
Matthew Robbins
Matthew Robbins is an American screenwriter and filmmaker known for his work on genre films such as Crimson Peak, Dragonslayer, and collaborations with directors like Guillermo del Toro.
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C.
John Dawson
John Dawson is a fictional character named John Dawson who appears in the work featuring the character Dawn.
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D.
John Dawson
John Dawson was a pioneering American plasma physicist renowned for his foundational contributions to plasma theory and fusion research.
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E.
Luke Murray
Luke Murray is an American basketball coach known for his assistant coaching roles at several major college programs and as the son of actor Bill Murray.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
White House Chief of Staff
ⓘ
human ⓘ political aide ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Richard Nixon ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | abdominal cancer ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| convictedOf |
conspiracy
ⓘ
obstruction of justice ⓘ perjury ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1926-10-27 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1993-11-12 ⓘ |
| describedBySource | Watergate-related historical accounts ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard-Westlake School
ⓘ
surface form:
Harvard School (Los Angeles)
University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ |
| employer |
Nixon administration
ⓘ
surface form:
Richard Nixon presidential administration
White House ⓘ |
| endTime | 1973-04-30 ⓘ |
| familyName | Haldeman ⓘ |
| givenName | Harry ⓘ |
| hasRole |
gatekeeper to the President
ⓘ
manager of White House staff operations ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Republican Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Republican Party (United States)
|
| middleName | Robbins ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Navy Reserve ⓘ |
| nickname |
Bob Haldeman
ⓘ
H. R. Haldeman ⓘ |
| notableFor |
role in the Watergate scandal
ⓘ
service as White House Chief of Staff to Richard Nixon ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Ends of Power
ⓘ
The Haldeman Diaries ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 4 ⓘ |
| occupation |
political aide
ⓘ
political strategist ⓘ |
| officeContested | none (appointed official, not elected) ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Nixon administration cover-up of Watergate
ⓘ
Watergate scandal ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Los Angeles, California, United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
|
| placeOfDeath | Santa Barbara, California, United States ⓘ |
| positionHeld | White House Chief of Staff ⓘ |
| religion |
Church of Christ, Scientist
ⓘ
surface form:
Christian Science
|
| residence |
Los Angeles
ⓘ
surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| sentence | 18 months in federal prison (Watergate-related convictions) ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Joanne Horton ⓘ |
| startTime | 1969-01-20 ⓘ |
| workLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Harry Robbins Description of subject: Harry Robbins "H. R." Haldeman was an American political aide who served as White House Chief of Staff to President Richard Nixon and became a central figure in the Watergate scandal.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.