John Ehrlichman

Born

1925-03-20

Died

1999-02-14

Birthplace

Tacoma, Washington, USA

Biography

John Daniel Ehrlichman (March 20, 1925 – February 14, 1999) was an American lawyer who served as White House Counsel and Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs under President Richard Nixon. Ehrlichman was an important influence on Nixon's domestic policy, coaching him on issues and enlisting his support for environmental initiatives. Ehrlichman was a key figure in events leading to the Watergate break-in and the ensuing Watergate scandal, for which he was convicted of conspiracy, obstruction of justice, and perjury, and served a year and a half in prison. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Ehrlichman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.