Egil "Bud" Krogh Author

Egil "Bud" Krogh (1939-2020) made headlines as a Nixon Administration official who went to prison for his role in what would lead to the Watergate scandal. He was a Navy veteran, a lawyer in Seattle, a special assistant to the president, and undersecretary of Transportation. In 1973, he pled guilty to “conspiracy against rights of citizens” for his role in the 1971 break-in at the office of Dr. Lewis Fielding and served four and a half months in prison. Matthew Krogh is a professional change maker focused on issues of climate change, fossil fuels, and policy. Mostly based in Bellingham, Washington, he has spent his career in nonprofit activism at various organizations, and has worked as a freelance writer, ranger, and geographic analyst.