Gordon Creighton Strachan (born July 24, 1943) is an American attorney and political staffer who served as an aide to

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, the chief of staff for President Richard Nixon and a figure in the Watergate scandal.

Early life and education

Strachan was born in Berkeley, California. At University of Southern California, he was a member of Trojans for Representative Government with future Watergate scandal participants

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, Tim Elbourne,

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, and Ron Ziegler. In 1965, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in international relations from the University of Southern California. In 1968, received a

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from the UC Berkeley School of Law.

Career

From 1968 until 1970 he worked for the New York City law firm of Mudge, Rose, Guthrie & Alexander, the same firm Nixon worked for before he ran again for the presidency in 1968. Gordon Strachan and Richard Nixon in Oval Office

Gordon Strachan and Richard Nixon in Oval Office

Strachan, who was recruited by

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, joined the White House Office in 1970 and initially worked as a staff assistant to

Herbert G. Klein Herbert George Klein (April 1, 1918 – July 2, 2009H. R. Haldeman's liaison to the Committee for the Re-Election of the President (CRP) when it was formed in March 1971. His duties at CRP focused on areas that he had previous experience with; as an advance man during 1970 mid-term election campaigns, he oversaw political operations. He testified as such before the

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and stated that John Dean oversaw all political intelligence-gathering, including the Watergate break-in, at CRP. Strachan was indicted along with other White House staffers on March 1, 1974, but all charges against him were dropped on June 10, 1975. He moved to Utah in 1975, and served as a clerk for Berman & Giauque in Salt Lake City. In 1977 his license to practice law was restored in Utah, and he was elevated to a lawyer at the firm, until he left for a partnership at Prince, Yeates & Geldzahler. He was a principal at the law firm, Strachan Strachan & Simon P.C., in Park City, Utah, but is now retired. His practice mainly focused on antitrust, personal injury and business litigation in the

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industry. He served on the Olympic Organizing Committee for the 2002 Winter Games, and is also general counsel to the

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. He is the author of several articles on law.

Sources

* * * ''John Ehrlichman: In the Eye of the Storm, Hosted by Tom Clancy'' (1997) Video.

References

External links

Strachan Strachan & Simon P.C. Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Strachan, Gordon C. 1943 births Living people New York (state) lawyers Lawyers from Berkeley, California Lawyers from Salt Lake City UC Berkeley School of Law alumni USC School of International Relations alumni Utah lawyers California Republicans New York (state) Republicans Utah Republicans Lawyers disbarred in the Watergate scandal