William D. Ruckelshaus – U.S. PRESIDENTIAL HISTORY

OVERVIEW:

FULL NAME:
William Doyle Ruckelshaus

BORN:
July 24, 1932;
Indianapolis, Indiana

DIED:
November 27, 2019 (age 87);
Seattle, Washington

EDUCATION:
Princeton University (BA)
Harvard University (LLB)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Republican

HIGHLIGHTS:
1966-1968:
Member, Indiana House of Representatives
1969-1970:
Assistant U.S. Attorney General, Civil Division
4/3/1973- 7/9/1973:
Acting Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation
7/9/1973-10/20/1973:
U.S. Deputy Attorney General
1970-1973:
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency
1983-1985:
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency

RESOURCES:

William Ruckelshaus with President Nixon. (Photo Credit: Legacy Washington/ Secretary of State of Washington)

BIOGRAPHIES:
EPA
World Resources Institute
Washington Secretary of State
Wikipedia

ORAL HISTORY/ INTERVIEWS:
Nixon Library (Transcript, Video 1, Video 2)
EPA Oral History
Q&A (C-SPAN, 1/4/2005)

MEDIA COVERAGE:

12/4/1970: William Ruckelshaus being sworn in as the first Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). From L-R: President Richard M. Nixon, William Ruckelshaus, Jill Ruckelshaus (wife), and Chief Justice Warren Burger (National Archives/ Nixon Library)

DOJ RESIGNATION (10/20/1973):
New York Times
Washington Post

REAGAN EPA NOMINATION (3/22/1983):
New York Times
New York Times
Washington Post

OBITUARIES (11/27/2019):
Washington Post
New York Times