Overview
- The New York Times reported that he died on March 9 at his home in San Diego, California.
- He was a deputy assistant to the president and at one point oversaw White House security operations.
- In July 1973, while serving as Federal Aviation Administration administrator, he told the Senate Watergate committee about the Oval Office recording system.
- That revelation became a turning point in the inquiry and contributed to President Richard Nixon’s resignation in August 1974.
- Japanese outlets including Hokkaido Shimbun and Chunichi Shimbun cited the Times report and carried Associated Press archival images of his testimony.