Editing H. R. Haldeman (section)

==Early life==
Haldeman was born in Los Angeles on October 27, 1926, one of three children of socially prominent parents. His father, Harry Francis Haldeman, founded and ran a successful heating and air conditioning supply company, and gave time and financial support to local [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] causes,<ref name=nytimesobit/> including the Richard Nixon financial fund that led to the so-called "Fund Crisis" during the 1952 presidential race. His mother, Katherine (née Robbins), was a longtime volunteer with the [[Salvation Army]] and other philanthropic organizations. His paternal grandfather, Harry Marston Haldeman, co-founded the Better America Federation of California, [[The Oz Film Manufacturing Company]], and a [[gentleman's club]] named [[The Uplifters (club)|The Uplifters]].<ref name=nytimesobit>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/11/13/obituaries/h-r-haldeman-nixon-aide-who-had-central-role-in-watergate-is-dead-at-67.html | work=[[New York Times]] | title=H. R. Haldeman, Nixon Aide Who Had Central Role in Watergate, Is Dead at 67 | first=Richard | last=Severo | date=November 13, 1993 | access-date=May 4, 2010}}</ref> Young Haldeman and his siblings were raised as [[Church of Christ, Scientist|Christian Scientists]]. Known to his peers as a "straight arrow", he sported his trademark flat-top haircut from his high school years – a look that he would adopt for most of his life until after his resignation as Chief of Staff – enjoyed discussions of ethics, and achieved the rank of Life Scout.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=California State Archives |first1=Office of the Secretary of State |url=http://archive.org/details/oh92-6-haldeman |title=Oral History Interview with H.R. Haldeman |last2=Haldeman |first2=H. R. |date=1991 |publisher=California State Archives, Office of the Secretary of State, Sacramento |others=Oral History Program Interviewed by Dale E. Treleven}}</ref> He attended [[Harvard-Westlake School|Harvard School]], an elite boys prep school, during which time he met Joanne "Jo" Horton, who was attending [[Marlborough School (Los Angeles)|Marlborough School]], an elite, private secondary school which educated women in the 7th to 12th grades. The two married in 1949.

During World War II he was in the United States Navy Reserve but did not see active combat. Haldeman attended the [[University of Redlands]] and the [[University of Southern California]], then transferred to the [[University of California, Los Angeles|University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archives.cdn.sos.ca.gov/oral-history/pdf/haldeman-1.pdf |title=California State Archives State Government Oral History Program – Oral History Interview with H. R. Haldeman |publisher=sos.ca.gov |access-date=April 30, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Warshaw|first=Shirley Anne|title=Guide to the White House Staff|location=London|publisher=SAGE Publications|date=2013|isbn=9781604266047|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2dN1AwAAQBAJ|page=298}}</ref> He received his B.A. from UCLA in 1948, where he was a member of [[Beta Theta Pi]] fraternity.<ref>{{cite news|last=Snyder|first=James Thomas|title=Did Watergate Cover-Up Mindset Start With a Dead Dog at a UCLA Fraternity?|work=California Historian|date=Winter 1999|access-date=July 14, 2016|page=12|url=https://jamesthomassnyder.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/westwood-to-watergate-california-historian-winter-1999.pdf}}</ref> At UCLA, he met [[John Ehrlichman]], who became a close friend and colleague in the [[Nixon administration]].