Egil Krogh | |
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United States Under Secretary of Transportation | |
In office February 2, 1973 – May 9, 1973 | |
President | Richard Nixon |
Preceded by | James Beggs |
Succeeded by | John Barnum |
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Born | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | August 3, 1939
Died | January 18, 2020 Washington, D.C., U.S. | (aged 80)
Political party | Republican |
Alma mater | Principia College (B.A.) University of Washington (J.D.) |
Watergate scandal |
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People |
Egil "Bud" Krogh Jr. (/ɛɡɪl kroʊɡ/; August 3, 1939 – January 18, 2020) was an American lawyer who became infamous as an official of the Nixon administration and who was imprisoned for his part in the Watergate scandal. He was a Senior Fellow on Ethics and Leadership at the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress and Counselor to the Director at the School for Ethics and Global Leadership.
Krogh co-authored the book Integrity: Good People, Bad Choices, and Life Lessons from the White House with his son Matthew.[1] The book is the basis for the HBO series White House Plumbers.[2]