G. Gordon Liddy
George Gordon Battle Liddy (November 30, 1930 – March 30, 2021), better known as G. Gordon Liddy was an American lawyer and convicted felon. He was best known as the chief operative in the White House Plumbers from July–September 1971, during Richard Nixon's presidency. He was convicted of conspiracy, burglary, and illegal wiretapping for his role in the Watergate scandal.[1]
| G. Gordon Liddy | |
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 Liddy in 1998 | |
| Born | George Gordon Battle Liddy November 30, 1930 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | March 30, 2021 (aged 90) Mount Vernon, Virginia, U.S. |
| Charge(s) | Conspiracy, burglary, illegal wiretapping |
| Penalty | 20-year imprisonment, later commuted to 8 years by President Jimmy Carter |
| Status | Released when parole came up after 4.5 years in prison |
| Occupation | Army officer, lawyer, FBI agent, politician, radio personality, actor, writer |
| Spouse | Frances Purcell (1957–2010; her death); 5 children |
| Parents | Sylvester Liddy Maria Liddy (née Abbaticchio) |
| Children | Alexandra Bourne (née Liddy) GraceTemplate:Clarifyme Thomas Liddy Commander James Gordon Liddy Col. Raymond Joseph Liddy |
Liddy died on March 30, 2021 at his daughter's home in Mount Vernon, Virginia from Parkinson's disease-related problems at the age of 90.[2]
G. Gordon Liddy Media
US military insignia, Pay Grade: O-2, NATO Equivalent: OF-1
Portrait of Special Agent George G. Liddy (now known as G. Gordon Liddy).*Item from Record Group 65: Records of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1896 - 1994*ARC Identifier: 518189 Local Identifier: 65-HN-5885*NAIL Control Number: NWDNS-65-HN-5885
The filing cabinet of the psychiatrist of Nixon administration "enemy" Daniel Ellsberg who leaked the Pentagon Papers, broken into by Liddy and others in 1971, on display in the Smithsonian National Museum of American History
Liddy in 2004, wearing his Israel Defense Forces (IDF) paratroop wings
Liddy discussing how the Watergate burglars were caught
References
- ↑ Grove, Lloyd. "The Reliable Source"[dead link], The Washington Post, August 16, 2001. Accessed February 6, 2013. "When G. Gordon Liddy was a puny lad in Hoboken, N.J., he roasted and ate a rat – 'to demonstrate to myself my lack of fear', the convicted Watergate burglar explained in his 1980 autobiography, Will."
- ↑ Dobbs, Michael (March 30, 2021). "G. Gordon Liddy, undercover operative convicted in Watergate scandal, dies at 90". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
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