G. Gordon Liddy

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G. Gordon Liddy was an American lawyer, FBI agent, and political operative best known as a key architect of the Watergate break-in and later a conservative media personality.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf FBI agent
author
human
lawyer
political operative
radio talk show host
activeYearsInBroadcasting 1992-2012
birthName George Gordon Battle Liddy
causeOfDeath Parkinson's disease
convictedOf burglary
conspiracy
illegal wiretapping
refusal to testify to a Senate committee
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1930-11-30
dateOfDeath 2021-03-30
educatedAt Fordham University
Fordham University School of Law
employer Committee to Re-elect the President
Federal Bureau of Investigation
United States Department of Justice
familyName Liddy
genre political commentary
givenName George
hostOf The G. Gordon Liddy Show
memberOf Republican Party
middleName Gordon
militaryBranch United States Army
militaryRank lieutenant
notableEvent Watergate scandal
notableIdea advocacy of strong executive power
notableWork When I Was a Kid, This Was a Free Country
Will
numberOfChildren 5
occupation FBI agent
lawyer
political operative
radio personality
placeOfBirth Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
placeOfDeath Fairfax County, Virginia, United States
portrayedBy G. Gordon Liddy (as himself in some media appearances)
portrayedIn All the President's Men (film)
positionHeld General Counsel of the Committee to Re-elect the President
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Fort Washington, Maryland, United States
Poughkeepsie, New York, United States
Washington, D.C., United States
roleInEvent architect of the Watergate break-in
sentence 20 years in prison and a $40,000 fine (later commuted)
serviceNumber US Army officer (Korean War era)
spouse Frances Liddy


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