William Ruckelshaus, Who Quit in ‘Saturday Night Massacre,’ Dies at 87 As deputy attorney general he refused Nixon’s order to fire the special prosecutor Archibald Cox in the Watergate scandal.

William Ruckelshaus, Who Defied Nixon In 'Saturday Night Massacre,' Dies At 87 Ruckelshaus was a moderate Republican who held several posts in the Nixon administration. His loyalty to Nixon had ...

William Ruckelshaus also knows what it’s like. He was deputy attorney general in 1973 when he refused an order from President Nixon to fire the special prosecutor who was investigating Watergate.

William Ruckelshaus, a key figure in the Watergate scandal and the first head of the Environmental Protection Agency, died in his sleep Wednesday, his daughter, Mary Ruckelshaus, told CNN.

SEATTLE — William Doyle Ruckelshaus, who famously quit his job in the U.S. Justice Department rather than carry out President Richard Nixon’s order to fire the special prosecutor investigating ...

William and Jill Ruckelshaus were interviewed about their careers in Washington and government service, and the Washington political culture. William Ruckelshaus was the first EPA administrator ...

William Ruckelshaus, first EPA chief, dies at 87 He also resigned from the Nixon administration during the infamous “Saturday Night Massacre.” ...

William Ruckelshaus, a fixture in the Seattle business community with a storied history of civil service, died Wednesday at his home in Seattle. He was 87. Long before his most recent role ...

William Ruckelshaus refused President Richard Nixon's order to fire the Watergate special prosecutor and was the first administrator of the EPA.

William Doyle Ruckelshaus, who famously quit his job in the U.S. Justice Department rather than carry out President Richard Nixon's order to fire the special prosecutor investigating the Watergate ...

William Ruckelshaus, a key figure in the Watergate scandal and the first head of the Environmental Protection Agency, died in his sleep Wednesday, his daughter, Mary Ruckelshaus, told CNN.