William D. Ruckelshaus, who resigned as deputy attorney general rather than carry out President Richard M. Nixon’s illegal order to fire the independent special Watergate prosecutor in the ...

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 D. Ruckelshaus, the nation's first administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and a former deputy attorney general who was perhaps best known for defying President Nixon during ...

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.

William Reilly, who ran the EPA under former President George H.W. Bush, credited Ruckelshaus with establishing the agency’s norms, which he said was a reflection of his moral character.

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.

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 Ruckelshaus sought national office in 1968, when he made a bid for one of Indiana's seats in the U.S. Senate, losing to Birch Bayh. The lifelong Republican also served as acting director ...

William Ruckelshaus will be remembered for principled leadership, a legacy he carried from his native Indiana to Washington, D.C., to Washington state. Ruckelshaus died at the age of 87 last week ...

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 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 ...