 | Former Nixon White House press secretary, Ron Ziegler died at his Coronado, California home on Monday, February 10th from an apparent heart attack. Ziegler, aged 63, was known for description of the Watergate break-in as a "third-rate burglary" and his reference to previous statements he made to the press as being "inoperative." He was one of the few top Nixon aides that escaped criminal indictment in relation to the Watergate scandal. Loyal to Nixon to the end, Ziegler accompanied the former commander in chief to San Clemente where he spent a year with Nixon following the resignation. Last year, John Dean's e-book "Unmasking Deep Throat," listed Ziegler as one of the possible candidates as the identity of Deep Throat. Ziegler is survived by his wife of 42 years, two daughters, his mother, a sister and three grandchildren. |
