Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1916, July 18 | Born, St. Louis, Mo. |
| 1932-1936 | Attended Rice Institute, Houston, Tex. |
| 1936-1940 | Attended United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. |
| 1940-1942 | Served aboard Idaho (battleship) |
| 1942-1944 | Served aboard Steelhead (submarine) |
| 1944-1945 | Executive officer and navigator, Bumper (submarine) |
| 1945-1946 | Executive officer and navigator, Caiman (submarine) |
| 1946 | Married Beatrice Kirk De Garmo |
| 1949 | J.D., George Washington University, Washington, D.C. |
| 1949-1950 | Staff, Commander Submarine Force, United States Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii |
| 1950-1952 | Commanding officer, Tiru (submarine) |
| 1953-1955 | Executive officer, planning officer, and budget and fiscal officer, United States Naval School of Naval Justice, Newport, R.I. |
| 1955-1956 | Executive officer, Fulton (submarine tender) |
| 1956-1957 | Commander, Submarine Division 101 |
| 1958-1960 | Military assistant to chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff and special assistant to the secretary of defense in area of legal, legislative, and politico-military affairs, Department of Defense, Washington, D.C. |
| 1960 | Retired as captain, United States Navy |
| 1960-1961 | Special assistant to Vice President Richard M. Nixon Participated in Nixon’s presidential campaign |
| 1961-1969 | Practiced law, Suisman, Shapiro, Wool, Brennan, and Gray, New London, Conn.; partner, 1967 |
| 1969-1970 | Executive assistant to secretary, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Washington, D.C. |
| 1970-1972 | Assistant attorney general, Civil Division, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. |
| 1972 | Nominated to be deputy attorney general, Department of Justice Appointed acting director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, D.C. |
| 1973 | Nominated to be director, Federal Bureau of Investigation in Feb.; nomination withdrawn in April Resigned from Federal Bureau of Investigation in April Testified before House Committee on Armed Services Special Subcommittee on Intelligence, Senate Committee on Appropriations subcommittee, and Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities regarding Watergate Affair |
| 1973-1974 | Testified before Watergate grand jury, United States District Court for the District of Columbia |
| 1973-1975 | Investigated by Watergate Special Prosecution Force |
| circa 1974-circa 1990 | Partner, Suisman, Shapiro, Wool, Brennan, and Gray, New London and Groton, Conn. |
| 1978 | Indicted, with W. Mark Felt and Edward S. Miller, for authorizing surreptitious entry into the homes of family and friends of Weather Underground (Weatherman) fugitives |
| 1980 | Charges against Gray dropped |
| 2005, July 6 | Died, Atlantic Beach, Fla. |
| 2008 | Publication of In Nixon’s Web: A Year in the Crosshairs of Watergatewith Ed Gray. New York: Henry Holt & Co. |