U.S. attorney general. Appointed by Nixon after John Mitchell’s resignation. Took office five days before the Watergate break-in in June 1972 and resigned on April 30, 1973. Convicted of a misdemeanor for withholding information during his Senate confirmation hearings. Law license in District of Columbia suspended for a month, and censured by Arizona disciplinary authorities. JD from Harvard Law School. Died in 2000. (Associated Press)