^*On June 8, 1972, the Senate approved Kleindienst’s nomination as attorney-general. But the victory would prove illusory. In two years, Kleindienst would plead guilty “to a charge of failing to give accurate testimony at his 1972 confirmation hearings, regarding White House influence” on the ITT antitrust settlement, thereby becoming the first attorney-general to be convicted of a criminal offense committed while in office.