William Ruckelshaus

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William Ruckelshaus

William Doyle Ruckelshaus (born July 24, 1932 in Indianapolis , Indiana , † November 27, 2019 in Seattle , Washington ) was an American lawyer , politician and manager . He was both an administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and acting director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

Life

Early life, study and MP

After visiting the Portsmouth Priory School, he made from 1953 to 1955 his military service in the US Army . He then studied at Princeton University , where he earned a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in 1957 . He then completed postgraduate studies in law at the Law School of Harvard University in 1960 with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.). After being admitted to the lawyer in the state of Indiana, he was a few years lawyer working.

In 1960, Ruckelshaus married Ellen Urban, who died the following year of complications following the birth of her twin daughters. In 1962 he remarried Jill Strickland, with whom he had three children. Jill Ruckelshaus served as Commissioner for the United States Commission on Civil Rights.

In 1967 he was elected as a representative of the Republican Party to the Indiana House of Representatives and was a member of this for an electoral term until 1969.

Nixon government and Watergate affair

In 1969 he entered government service and initially worked in the Ministry of Justice as assistant to the Attorney General . In 1970 he was appointed the first administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which was founded on December 2, 1970 , and held this position until 1973. Right at the beginning of his tenure, he called the Federal Clean Car Incentive Program , which is American studies for an electric hybrid vehicle tried to implement into life. However, after later criticism, this program was terminated.

He then briefly served as Acting Director of the FBI after Patrick Gray, who was intended for the appointment of Director, resigned.

He then became Deputy US General Attorney representative of Attorney General Elliot L. Richardson , while Clarence M. Kelley was the new FBI director. In this role he played a key role alongside Richardson during the so-called Watergate Affair . When US President Richard Nixon ordered Richardson in October 1973 to dismiss the Special Counsel in the Watergate Affair, Archibald Cox , Richardson refused and instead resigned from his ministerial office on October 20, 1973. Ruckelshaus also refused allegiance to the president and resigned from his office. Solicitor General Robert Bork , third in the Justice Department hierarchy, wanted to leave his position but was persuaded by Richardson to ensure the proper running of the Department of Justice. Bork was then appointed acting Attorney General in what the press called " Saturday Night Massacre " change at the head of the Department of Justice and then dismissed Special Investigator Cox.

Activities in the private sector

After retiring from government service he initially worked as a lawyer again and then moved from 1976 to 1983 to the private sector as Vice President (Senior Vice President) of the large international forestry group Weyerhaeuser . In 1983 Ruckelshaus returned to government service during the presidency of Ronald Reagan and was again administrator of the EPA until 1985.

He then returned to practice as a lawyer and founded the law firm William D. Ruckelshaus Associates in 1987 . In addition, he was again in the private sector operates and initially 1988-1995 Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and later chairman (Chairman) of the Board of Directors of Browning Ferries Industries , a company of waste management , which in 1999 Allied Waste Industries was sold . Between 1989 and 2005 he was also a member of the Weyerhaeuser Board of Directors. He was also part of the executive boards of Cummins Engine , Monsanto and Nordstrom .

Ruckelshaus was also involved in several social and political institutions and organizations and was a board member of the Council on Foreign Relations , the American Council for Capital Formation , the American Paper Institute , the Center for Gloval Development and the National Council for Science and the Environment . In addition to a further position as former chairman of the World Resources Institute , he was also a trustee of Americans for Generational Equity and the Urban Institute . In 1992 Ruckelshaus was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences . In 2015 he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama .

Web links

Commons : William D. Ruckelshaus  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Patrick Oster: William Ruckelshaus, Nixon Nemesis Who Headed EPA, Dies at 87. In: Bloomberg.com . November 27, 2019, accessed November 29, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Robert D. McFadden: William Ruckelshaus, Who Quit in 'Saturday Night Massacre,' Dies at 87 November 27, 2019, retrieved May 7, 2020 (American English).
  3. ^ Phil Dougherty: Ruckelshaus, William Doyle (1932-2019). August 6, 2018, Retrieved May 7, 2020 (American English).
  4. ↑ Becky Monk: Jill Ruckelshaus changed my life: Who are your Women of Influence? July 29, 2015, accessed May 7, 2020 (American English).
  5. ^ President Obama Names Recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In: whitehouse.gov. November 16, 2015, accessed November 29, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Ruckelshaus, William
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ruckelshaus, William Doyle (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American lawyer, politician and manager
DATE OF BIRTH July 24, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH Indianapolis , Indiana
DATE OF DEATH November 27, 2019
Place of death Seattle , Washington