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Harry Robbins ("Bob") Haldeman ( October 27, 1926 - November 12, 1993) was a U.S. political aide and businessman, best known for his service in the Nixon White House, and for his role in the Watergate scandal, for which he was convicted and imprisoned.Haldeman was born in Los Angeles, California. After graduating from UCLA, he spent 20 years working for the J. Walter Thompson advertising agency.
Richard Nixon and Haldeman first met in the 1950s. They became political associates during Nixon's 1960 campaign for president, and Haldeman ran Nixon's unsuccessful 1962 campaign for governor of California.
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In 1969, Nixon named Haldeman as his White House Chief of StaffThe White House Chief of Staff is the highest-ranking member of the Executive Office of the President of the United States. It can be a very powerful position, and the Chief of Staff is sometimes even dubbed "The Most Powerful Man in Washington. Some have. He was a good friend and close working partner of John EhrlichmanEhrlichman ( March 20, 1925 February 14, 1999) was a close advisor to President Richard Nixon and a key figure in the Watergate scandal. Ehrlichman won the Distinguished Flying Cross in World War II. He graduated from Stanford University School of Law in, a fellow White House staffer and presidential adviser on domestic affairs. Together, they were known as "the Germans", and were two of Nixon's most loyal and trusted aides during his presidency. Both were ruthless in protecting what they and Nixon saw as the president's best interests; Haldeman referred to himself as Nixon's "son of a bitch".
Haldeman was a key figure in the Watergate scandal, and the unexplained 18 ½ minute gap in Nixon's Oval OfficeThe Oval Office is the official office of the President of the United States, in the West Wing of the White House, built in 1902. The grand concept of an oval room had not figured in the original White House. An oval interior space is a Baroque concept th recordings concealed a discussion that included the president and Haldeman. The scandal forced Haldeman (along with Ehrlichman) to resign on April 30, 1973. In 1975Events January January 1 Watergate scandal: John N. Mitchell, H. Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman are found guilty of the Watergate cover-up and are sentenced to 30 months to 8 years in jail on February 21 January 5 The Tasman Bridge in Tasmania, Australia, i, he was convicted of conspiracy and obstruction of justice on New Year's DayJanuary 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Here a calendar year refers to the order in which the months are displayed, January to December. The first day of the medieval Julian year was usually a day other, and sentenced February 21February 21 is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 313 days remaining, 314 in leap years. Events 362 Athanasius returns to Alexandria 1431 The trial of Joan of Arc begins. 1743 The premiere in London of George Frideric Handel's o to an 18-month prison sentence, which he served in Lompoc Federal Prison .
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Haldeman died of abdominal cancer at his home in Santa Barbara, California. His burial site has never been revealed.
