Gordon Liddy
George Gordon Battle Liddy (November 30, 1930 - 30 March 2021) was the chief operative for White House Plumbers unit. In 1972 he and Howard E. Hunt masterminded the first break-in of the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate Hotel in Washington D.C.. The burglary happened at the commission of U.S. President Richard Nixon. When it was uncovered, it led to Nixon's resignation in 1974.
Gordon Liddy was sentenced to jail for his crime, of which he served four and half years in prison. Thanks to a commutation by U.S President Jimmy Carter, Liddy became eligible for parole in 1977 and was freed from prison. In 1992 he became a radio presenter on conservative radio stations. He was a frequent guest panelist on Fox News Channel. Liddy was also active as a political strategist, lecturer and an actor.
Zappa about Gordon Liddy
"Do we need to see John Sununu as a talk-show guy? Or, on CNBC, Gordon Liddy or Oliver North? Let's face it: Some of these people are criminals. Why do we need to be presented with them as voices of authority whose opinions are something we should even waste our time with? Why?" - Frank Zappa. Interview in Playboy, 2 May 1993.
