- White House chief of staff (1969-1973).
- Is portrayed by James Woods in Nixon (1995).
- Haldeman is credited with implementing more significant changes to White House staffing systems and Executive Branch governance and operations than any Chief of Staff before him or since, and it is the "Haldeman system" that presidential administrations continue to operate on today.
- He was known among White House staff as a stern and humorless man with an abrasive personality and taskmaster approach to managing his staff.
- In his post-White House years, he went on to a successful career as a businessman, taking an interest in hotels, development, real estate, and chain restaurants in Florida, among other investments.
- He made a name for himself early in Los Angeles social circles from his work as Chairman of the UCLA Alumni Association and a member of the University of California Board of Regents.
- He worked as an Advertising executive for twenty years in both New York City and Los Angeles before working at the White House.
- He was famous for his intense respect and extreme loyalty to President Nixon.
- He first began sporting his famous flat top hairstyle in high school.
- Served 18 months in prison for his role in Watergate.
- Graduated from UCLA.
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