John Ehrlichman
American lawyer, Watergate co-conspirator, writer (1925-1999)
John Daniel Ehrlichman (March 20, 1925 – February 14, 1999) was an American civil servant and criminal. He worked as counsel and Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs under President Richard Nixon.
John Ehrlichman | |
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![]() Ehrlichman as Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs, May 13, 1969 | |
12th White House Counsel | |
In office 1969–1970 | |
President | Richard Nixon |
Preceded by | Larry Eugene Temple |
Succeeded by | John Dean |
Personal details | |
Born | John Daniel Ehrlichman March 20, 1925 Tacoma, Washington, United States |
Died | February 14, 1999 Atlanta, Georgia, United States | (aged 73)
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Karen Hilliard (3rd marriage) |
Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles (BA) Stanford Law School (J.D.) |
Profession | Lawyer |
He was an important person in events leading to the Watergate scandal. He was convicted of conspiracy, obstruction of justice and perjury. He served a year and a half in prison for his crimes.
Ehrlichman died in Atlanta, Georgia from diabetes after refusing to receive any more dialysis treatments. He was 73 years old.
Other websites
changeQuotations related to John Ehrlichman at Wikiquote
- John Ehrlichman's Secret White House Tapes Archived 2010-12-02 at the Wayback Machine at the Miller Center's Presidential Recordings Program
- John Ehrlichman Believed Henry Kissinger was Deep Throat Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, an article from Editor & Publisher
- The Testimony of John Ehrlichman & H. R. Haldeman Archived 2013-07-07 at Archive.today at Smithsonian Folkways
- Descriptive inventory of Eye of the Storm collection held at Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies Archived 2021-02-25 at the Wayback Machine
- FBI file on John Ehrlichman