Egil "Bud" Krogh Jr.
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Egil "Bud" Krogh Jr. was a Nixon administration lawyer best known for his role in the White House "Plumbers" unit and the Watergate scandal, later becoming a prominent advocate for legal ethics and integrity.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Egil "Bud" Krogh | 1 |
| Egil "Bud" Krogh Jr. canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7336732 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Egil "Bud" Krogh Jr. Context triple: [Egil Krogh, fullName, Egil "Bud" Krogh Jr.]
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A.
Glenn Sundby
Glenn Sundby was an American gymnast, acrobat, and publisher who became a key promoter and historian of the sport, notably through founding the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame and International Gymnast magazine.
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B.
Rolf Nilsen
Rolf Nilsen is a businessman best known as the owner of the Ontario Hockey League’s Flint Firebirds.
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C.
Karl Swenson
Karl Swenson was an American character actor known for his numerous supporting roles in film, radio, and television during the mid-20th century.
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D.
Leif Tronstad
Leif Tronstad was a Norwegian scientist, resistance leader, and military officer who played a key role in planning and directing Allied operations against Nazi Germany’s nuclear program during World War II.
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E.
Fred Borch
Fred Borch was an American business executive best known for his leadership at General Electric and his influential role in U.S. corporate governance circles.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Egil "Bud" Krogh Jr. Target entity description: Egil "Bud" Krogh Jr. was a Nixon administration lawyer best known for his role in the White House "Plumbers" unit and the Watergate scandal, later becoming a prominent advocate for legal ethics and integrity.
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A.
Glenn Sundby
Glenn Sundby was an American gymnast, acrobat, and publisher who became a key promoter and historian of the sport, notably through founding the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame and International Gymnast magazine.
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B.
Rolf Nilsen
Rolf Nilsen is a businessman best known as the owner of the Ontario Hockey League’s Flint Firebirds.
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C.
Karl Swenson
Karl Swenson was an American character actor known for his numerous supporting roles in film, radio, and television during the mid-20th century.
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D.
Leif Tronstad
Leif Tronstad was a Norwegian scientist, resistance leader, and military officer who played a key role in planning and directing Allied operations against Nazi Germany’s nuclear program during World War II.
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E.
Fred Borch
Fred Borch was an American business executive best known for his leadership at General Electric and his influential role in U.S. corporate governance circles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government official
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human ⓘ |
| convictedOf | conspiracy to violate civil rights ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1939-08-31 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2020-01-18 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Pomona College
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University of Washington School of Law ⓘ |
| employer |
Nixon administration
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United States federal government ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
White House ⓘ |
| familyName | Krogh ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
government ethics
ⓘ
legal ethics ⓘ |
| genre | non-fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Egil ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy for integrity in government after Watergate
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leadership role in the White House Plumbers ⓘ public reflections on ethical decision-making in the Nixon White House ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| laterWork |
ethics training for lawyers and public officials
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mediation and conflict resolution ⓘ |
| legalStatus | disbarred attorney ⓘ |
| memberOf | White House Plumbers ⓘ |
| movement | ethics and integrity in public service ⓘ |
| nickname | Bud ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Ellsberg psychiatrist office break-in
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linked to:
Watergate burglars
Pentagon Papers investigation ⓘ
linked to:
United States v. Daniel Ellsberg
Watergate scandal ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Integrity: Good People, Bad Choices, and Life Lessons from the White House
ⓘ
The Integrity Zone ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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lawyer ⓘ public speaker ⓘ |
| participantIn | Watergate-related prosecutions ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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linked to:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
|
| placeOfDeath |
Washington, D.C., United States of America
ⓘ
linked to:
Washington, D.C.
|
| positionHeld |
Deputy Assistant to the President of the United States
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head of the White House Special Investigations Unit ⓘ |
| residence |
Washington state
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linked to:
Washington State, United States
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| spouse |
Suzie Krogh
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linked to:
Sally Krogh
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| workedFor | Richard Nixon ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Egil "Bud" Krogh Jr. Description of subject: Egil "Bud" Krogh Jr. was a Nixon administration lawyer best known for his role in the White House "Plumbers" unit and the Watergate scandal, later becoming a prominent advocate for legal ethics and integrity.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Integrity: Good People, Bad Choices, and Life Lessons from the White House
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author
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Egil "Bud" Krogh
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linked to: Egil "Bud" Krogh Jr.