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."

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Label Occurrences
William D. Ruckelshaus canonical 7
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 ⓘ
surface form: Republican Party (United States)
name William D. Ruckelshaus self-link ⓘ
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 ⓘ
William D. Ruckelshaus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
surface form: Seattle, Washington, United States of America
sexOrGender male ⓘ
startTime 1970-12-04 ⓘ
1983-05-18 ⓘ

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Public Welfare Medal → notableRecipient → William D. Ruckelshaus ⓘ
William D. Ruckelshaus → name → William D. Ruckelshaus self-link ⓘ
William D. Ruckelshaus → positionHeld → William D. Ruckelshaus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency
Saturday Night Massacre → hasParticipant → William D. Ruckelshaus ⓘ
this entity surface form: William Ruckelshaus
Ruckelshaus → usedBy → William D. Ruckelshaus ⓘ
Ruckelshaus → hasParticipant → William D. Ruckelshaus ⓘ
subject surface form: Saturday Night Massacre
Ruckelshaus → hasHead → William D. Ruckelshaus ⓘ
subject surface form: Environmental Protection Agency
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (Cabinet-level) → firstHolder → William D. Ruckelshaus ⓘ
Nixon Reorganization Plan creating EPA → firstAdministrator → William D. Ruckelshaus ⓘ