Extract a list  of major players in the Watergate conspiracy from the following text:

Context: The list begins with the President of the United States, Richard Nixon. John Dean served as the Counsel to the President, and was a lead witness whose testimony blew the case wide open, naming many top presidential aides as being closely involved. H.R. Haldeman, John Ehrlichman, and John Mitchell were all senior members of the administration who resigned in disgraced and were convicted. Howard Hunt and G. Gordon Liddy played major roles in the Watergate break-in. 

A major figure in the conspiracy was Daniel Ellsberg, but not for any wrongdoing. Rather, he was a target of the Nixon White House, and an attempted burglary of his psychiatrist's office was just one of the illegal acts that the White House covered up.

Answer: Major players listed in the text are:

- Richard Nixon
- John Dean
- H.R. Haldeman
- John Ehrlichman
- John Mitchell 
-  Howard Hunt
- G. Gordon Liddy
- Daniel Ellsberg