William Doyle Ruckelshaus was an American attorney and government official.
Ruckelshaus in 1972
Ruckelshaus in the Princeton University yearbook, 1955
Ruckelshaus sworn in as first EPA Administrator. Those pictured from left to right are: President Richard M. Nixon, William Ruckelshaus, Jill Ruckelshaus, and Chief Justice Warren Burger.
Administrator Ruckelshaus on a tour of the Four Corners Air Quality Region by EPA airplane, 1971
Louis Patrick Gray III was acting director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation from May 3, 1972, to April 27, 1973. During this time, the FBI was in charge of the initial investigation into the bur
William Ruckelshaus
…success at EPA and Justice and his reputation for integrity led to his being appointed acting Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to replace L. Patrick Gray III, "who had allowed Nixon aides to examine Watergate files and had even destroyed evidence in the case." Later that year, Ruckelshaus was promoted to…