fraud case. In October 1982, the U.S. Supreme Court, on a unanimous vote, disbarred Kleindienst, blocking him from practicing before the highest court. Later life In 1981, Kleindienst was charged with perjury regarding how much he knew about a white-collar criminal he represented; he was subsequently acquitted. He died at the age of 76, of lung cancer, on February 3, 2000. Bibliography For Kleindienst's limited role in Watergate, see Leon Jaworski, The Right and the Power, and Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, All the President's Men . References External links |- |- 1923 births 2000 deaths 20th-century American politicians American Episcopalians American perjurers Arizona lawyers Arizona politicians convicted of crimes Deaths from cancer in Arizona Deaths from lung cancer Harvard College alumni Harvard Law School alumni Republican Party members of the Arizona House of Representatives Military personnel from Arizona Nixon administration cabinet members People from Winslow, Arizona People convicted of contempt of Congress Politicians from Prescott, Arizona United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II United States Attorneys General United States Deputy Attorneys General Watergate scandal investigators