Louis Patrick Gray III (July 18, 1916 – July 6, 2005) was acting director of the FBI from 1972-73. Gray was nominated as permanent director by Richard Nixon in 1973 but his nomination was withdrawn after he admitted to destroying documents given to him by White House counsel, John Dean. His deputy director W. Mark Felt admitted in 2005 to being Deep Throat, the famous source of leaks to Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein. L. Patrick Gray, http://www. ... July 18 is the 199th day (200th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 166 days remaining. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... July 6 is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 178 days remaining. ... Template:Diffgggtgerent calendars 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a Federal police force which is the principal investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). ... Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. ... John Dean, May 7, 1972. ... W. Mark Felt on the set of CBSs Face the Nation in 1976. ... Template:Diffgggtgerent calendars 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... W. Mark Felt, on the set of CBSs Face the Nation in 1976. ... This article is about the journalist. ... Carl Bernstein (left) and Bob Woodward (right) Carl Bernstein (born February 14, 1944) is an American journalist who, as an investigative reporter for The Washington Post along with Bob Woodward, broke the story of the Watergate break-in and consequently helped bring about the resignation of US president Richard Nixon. ...

Early career

Gray was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on July 18, 1916. He attended schools in St. Louis and Houston, Texas. After attending Rice University for a period, he enrolled at the United States Naval Academy and received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1940. The Navy commissioned Gray as a line officer and he served throughout World War II and the Korean War. Nickname: Gateway City, Gateway to the West, or Mound City Official website: http://stlouis. ... Nickname: Space City Official website: www. ... Rice University Rice University William Marsh Rice University, commonly called Rice University and opened in 1912 as Rice Institute, is one of the United Statess top teaching and research universities. ... The United States Naval Academy (USNA) is an institution for the undergraduate education of officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps and is located in Annapolis, Maryland. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... Combatants Allies: Poland, British Commonwealth, France/Free France, Soviet Union, United States, China, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total dead: 50 million Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million Total dead: 12 million World War II... Combatants Western Allied/UN combatants: South Korea, United States Communist combatants: North Korea, Peoples Republic of China Strength Note: All figures may vary according to source. ...

In 1949, between his two tours of duty, Gray received a J.D. degree from George Washington University Law School. He was admitted to practice before the Washington D.C. Bar in 1949; later he was admitted to practice law by the Connecticut State Bar, the United States Military Court of Appeals, the United States Court of Appeals, the United States Court of Claims, and the United States Supreme Court. After retiring from the Navy in 1960 with the rank of captain, Gray served as Military Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In 1961, he entered private practice. George Washington University Law School is the oldest law school in the District of Columbia. ... The United States Courts of Appeals (or circuit courts) are the mid-level appellate courts of the United States federal court system. ... The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C. The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C., (large image) The Supreme Court of the United States, located in Washington, D.C., is the highest court (see supreme court) in the United States; that is, it has ultimate judicial authority within the United States... Captain is both a nautical term and a rank in various uniformed organizations. ... The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is by law the highest ranking military officer of the United States military, and the principal military advisor to the President of the United States. ...

Nixon Administration 1968-1973

In the late 1960s, Gray returned to the federal government and worked in the Nixon administration in several different positions. In 1970, President Nixon appointed him as Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division in the Department of Justice. In 1972, Gray was appointed Deputy Attorney General but before he could be confirmed by the full Senate, his nomination was withdrawn. Instead, President Nixon designated him as Acting Director of the FBI after the death of J. Edgar Hoover. Gray served in this position for less than a year. Day-to-day operational command of the Bureau remained with Associate Director W. Mark Felt. Many of the divisions and offices of the United States Department of Justice are headed by an Assistant Attorney General. ... Justice Department redirects here. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ... Deputy Attorney General is a high ranking government official, usually second to the Attorney General (AG). ... The United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ... Hoover in 1961 John Edgar Hoover KBE (January 1, 1895 – May 2, 1972) was the founder of the FBI in its present form and its director from May 10, 1924 until his death in 1972. ... W. Mark Felt on the set of CBSs Face the Nation in 1976. ...

Felt was responsible for heading the FBI investigation of the Watergate break-in and started leaking information about the investigation to Woodward. The White House tapes reveal that Nixon suspected that Felt was the source of the leaks. Gray claimed that he resisted five separate demands from the White House to fire Felt stating that he believed Felt's assurances that he was not the source until Felt admitted that he was in May, 2005. Gray claimed that Felt's bitterness at being passed over was the cause of his decision to leak to the Washington Post. ...

In 1973, Gray was nominated as Hoover's permanent successor as head of the FBI. This action by President Nixon confounded many, coming at a time when revelations of involvement by Nixon administration officials in the Watergate Scandal were coming to the forefront. Under his direction, the FBI had been accused to mishanding the investigation into the break-in, doing a cursory job and refusing to investigate the possible involvement of administration officials. Gray's Senate confirmation hearing was to become the Senate's first opportunity to ask pertinent questions about Watergate. The term Watergate refers to a series of events, spanning from 1972 to 1974, that began with U.S. President Nixons administrations abuse of power toward the goal of undermining the Democratic Party and the opposition to the Vietnam War, and included burglaries of the headquarters of the...

During the confirmation hearing, Gray defended his agency's investigation, however, during questioning he let it be known that he had provided copies of some of the files on the investigation to White House Counsel John Dean, who had told Gray he was conducting an investigation for the President. Gray testified that before turning over the files to Dean, he had been advised by the FBI's own legal counsel that he was required by law to comply with Dean's order. He confirmed that the investigation supported claims made by the Washington Post and other sources of dirty tricks and "ratfucking" committed and funded by the Committee to Re-Elect the President, notably activities of questionable legality committed by Donald Segretti. The White House had for months steadfastly denied any involvement in such activities. During the hearing Gray testified that Dean had "probably lied" to the FBI, increasing the suspicions of many of a cover-up. The Nixon administration was so angered by this statement that John D. Ehrlichman told John Dean that Gray should be left to "twist slowly, slowly in the wind". The White House Counsel is a staff appointee of the President of the United States. ... ... Ratfucking is an American slang term for political sabotage or dirty tricks. ... The Committee to Re-elect the President, often abbreviated to CRP or CREEP (which was also the way it was pronounced), was a Nixon White House fund-raising organization headed by John N. Mitchell, who had previously served as United States Attorney General. ... Segretti during the Watergate hearings. ... John D. Ehrlichman (March 20, 1925 - February 14, 1999) was a close advisor to President Richard Nixon and a key figure in the Watergate scandal. ...

It was later publicly revealed that while serving as Acting FBI Director, Gray had destroyed documents from E. Howard Hunt's White House safe after White House Counsel John Dean had assured him that the documents were not Watergate-related and instructed him in the presence of John Ehrlichman that they "should never see the light of day." Given this revelation, Gray resigned from the FBI on April 27, 1973. Everette Howard Hunt (born October 9, 1918 in East Hamburg, New York, United States) worked for the White House under President Richard Nixon. ... April 27 is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 248 days remaining. ...

Aftermath 1973-2005

In 1978, Gray was indicted along with Mark Felt and Assistant Director Edward Miller for allegedly having approved illegal break-ins during the Nixon administration. Gray vehemently denied the charges and they were dropped in 1980. Felt and Miller, who had approved the illegal break-ins during the tenures of four separate FBI directors, including J. Edgar Hoover, Gray, William Ruckelshaus and Clarence Kelley, were convicted and later pardoned by President Reagan. Gray was never even indicted in relation to Watergate but the scandal dogged him afterwards. Order: 40th President Term of Office: January 20, 1981–January 20, 1989 Preceded by: Jimmy Carter Succeeded by: George H.W. Bush Date of birth: February 6, 1911 Place of birth: Tampico, Illinois Date of death: June 5, 2004 Place of death: Los Angeles, California First Lady: Nancy Reagan Political...

On June 26, 2005, mere days before his death from pancreatic cancer, Gray spoke about the Watergate scandal for the first time in 32 years, after his former deputy W. Mark Felt, was revealed to be the secret informant Deep Throat. Gray told ABC's This Week that he was in "total shock, total disbelief," noting, "It was like I was hit with a tremendous sledgehammer." June 26 is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 188 days remaining. ... Template:Diffgggtgerent calendars 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Pancreatic cancer (also called cancer of the pancreas) is represented by the growth of a malignant tumour within the small pancreas organ. ... The term Watergate refers to a series of events, spanning from 1972 to 1974, that began with U.S. President Nixons administrations abuse of power toward the goal of undermining the Democratic Party and the opposition to the Vietnam War, and included burglaries of the headquarters of the... W. Mark Felt on the set of CBSs Face the Nation in 1976. ... W. Mark Felt, on the set of CBSs Face the Nation in 1976. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Gray died of pancreatic cancer in July 2005. Before his death, he collected his Watergate files with his family planning to issue a book after his death. Pancreatic cancer (also called cancer of the pancreas) is represented by the growth of a malignant tumour within the small pancreas organ. ...

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Directors of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Finch | Bielaski | Allen | Flynn | Burns | Hoover | Tolson | Gray | Ruckelshaus | Kelley | Adams | Webster | Otto | Sessions | Clarke | Freeh | Pickard | Mueller

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Internet references

• This article is based in part on the FBI-Biography http://www.fbi.gov/libref/directors/gray.htm
• Associated Press. L. Patrick Gray, Deep Throat's Boss at F.B.I., Dies at 88. New York Times, 6 July 2005.
• Johnston, David. Ex-F.B.I. Chief Calls Deep Throat's Unmasking a Shock. New York Times, 27 June 2005.
• 'Deep Throat's' Ex-Boss Shocked by Revelation. ABC News This Week, 26 June 2005
• Seattle Times obituary 7 July 2005
• National Security Archives on White House Tapes relating to FBI

Further reading

• Athan G. Theodaris, The FBI: A Comprehensive Reference Guide Checkmark Books New York 2000 ISBN 0-8160-4228-4

• John Simeone and David Jacobs Complete Idiot's Guide to the FBI Alpha Books 2002 ISBN 002864400X