William D. Ruckelshaus

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government official human lawyer public servant

William D. Ruckelshaus was an American lawyer and public servant best known as the first administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and for his principled role in the Watergate-era "Saturday Night Massacre."

Aliases (2)

Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency ×1
William Ruckelshaus ×1

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government official → human → lawyer → public servant →
appointedBy	Richard Nixon → Ronald Reagan →
awardReceived	Presidential Medal of Freedom → William K. Reilly Environmental Leadership Award →
boardMemberOf	Booz Allen Hamilton → Coinstar → Nordstrom → Weyerhaeuser Company →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1932-07-24 →
dateOfDeath	2019-11-27 →
educatedAt	Harvard Law School → Princeton University →
employer	Booz Allen Hamilton → Browne & Williamson → Federal Bureau of Investigation → Madrona Venture Group → Perkins Coie → United States Department of Justice → United States Environmental Protection Agency → Weyerhaeuser Company →
endTime	1973-04-30 → 1985-01-05 →
familyName	Ruckelshaus →
fieldOfWork	administrative law → environmental policy → public administration →
givenName	William →
memberOfPoliticalParty	Republican Party (United States) →
name	William D. Ruckelshaus →
notableFor	environmental regulation and policy leadership → first Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency → role in the Saturday Night Massacre during the Watergate scandal →
occupation	civil servant → lawyer → politician →
officeHeldAtTime	Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency → Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (second term) →
participantIn	Saturday Night Massacre → Watergate scandal →
placeOfBirth	Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America →
placeOfDeath	Medina, Washington, United States of America →
positionHeld	Acting Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation → Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency → Assistant Attorney General of Indiana → Assistant United States Attorney General for the Civil Division → Member of the Indiana House of Representatives → Member of the President’s Council for Sustainable Development → Member of the United States Environmental Protection Agency Advisory Board → United States Deputy Attorney General →
residence	Seattle, Washington, United States of America →
sexOrGender	male →
startTime	1970-12-04 → 1983-05-18 →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Saturday Night Massacre ("William Ruckelshaus") → Saturday Night Massacre →	hasParticipant
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (Cabinet-level) →	firstHolder
Environmental Protection Agency →	hasHead
William D. Ruckelshaus →	name
Public Welfare Medal →	notableRecipient
William D. Ruckelshaus ("Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency") →	positionHeld
Ruckelshaus →	usedBy