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Egil " Bud" Krogh Jr. (; August 3, 1939 – January 18, 2020) was an American lawyer who became infamous as an official of the Richard Nixon administration and who was imprisoned for his part in the Watergate scandal. He was a Senior Fellow on Ethics and Leadership at the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress and Counselor to the Director at the School for Ethics and Global Leadership.
Krogh co-authored the book Integrity: Good People, Bad Choices, and Life Lessons from the White House with his son Matthew. The book is the basis for the HBO series White House Plumbers.
When the administration decided to pursue the Pentagon Papers leakers, it was Krogh who approved the September 1971 burglary of the office of Lewis Fielding, the psychiatrist seeing Daniel Ellsberg. Liddy and E. Howard Hunt would commit the actual break-in. Ironically, Ehrlichman, who himself went to prison for Watergate-related crimes, would later write in his memoirs that this was an example of "such doubtful personal judgment ... that it has to be said Krogh materially contributed to the demise of the Nixon administration."
Krogh's employment with the SIU was terminated when he subsequently refused to authorize a wiretap. That reticence presaged his acceptance of responsibility for the part he played in the lawlessness of the Nixon White House. When the Watergate scandal broke, and Krogh was implicated, he approached the prosecutors without any request for leniency. A Nixon fixer;s cautionary tale for Trump staffers: 'A horrendous meltdown of our personal integrity', Seattle Times , Brian Baird, November 12, 2019. Retrieved August 19, 2021. On November 30, 1973, Krogh pleaded guilty to federal charges of conspiring to violate Fielding's civil rights and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors. He was sentenced to six years in prison, though he served only four-and-a-half months.Krogh, Egil (June 30, 2007). The Break-In That History Forgot, New York Times'', Egil Krogh, June 30, 2007. Retrieved August 19, 2021. After his release from prison he wrote,
"In a country like America, where the rule of law is supposed to be paramount, we have to be able to believe in the integrity of our public officials, civil servants...without a commitment to living and acting with integrity, we can only expect more of the same problems, with good people placed in circumstances where bad decisions become all but unavoidable."
Krogh was disbarred by the Washington State Supreme Court in 1975.
In 1977, he petitioned to be readmitted to the practice of law, based on his recognition and acceptance of his wrongdoing. This petition was rejected. Finally, in 1980, his petition was granted and he was reinstated to the practice of law.
target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> Krogh & Leonard website in Seattle and provided legal, consulting, and mediation services to energy and other clients. The Integrity Zone website
In 2007, Krogh and his son Matthew Krogh wrote the book Integrity: Good People, Bad Choices, and Life Lessons from the White House. The HBO limited series White House Plumbers, starring Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux, is partly based on Integrity. He was a frequent lecturer on the topic of legal ethics,The Professional Education Group http://www.proedgroup.com having visited many schools, bar associations and other gatherings of lawyers and judges. As of 2014, he was a speaker at events where he talked about his experiences."Egil "Bud" Krogh, Eagles Talent Speakers Bureau." n.d. Web. Date Accessed: May 9, 2014.
target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> "Egil Krogh, Who Authorized an Infamous Break-In, Dies at 80". The New York Times. Archived from the original on August 18, 2020. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
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