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'''George Gordon Battle Liddy''' (November 30, 1930 - 30 March 2021) was the chief operative for [[The White House|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|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.
  
'''George Gordon Battle Liddy''' (born November 30, 1930) was the chief operative for White House Plumbers unit that existed during several years of Richard Nixon's Presidency. Along with E. Howard Hunt, Liddy masterminded the first break-in of the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate building in 1972. The subsequent cover-up of the Watergate scandal led to Nixon's resignation in 1974; Liddy served four and a half years in prison for his role in the burglary. Liddy later became an American radio talk show host, actor and political strategist. Liddy's radio talk show is now syndicated in 160 markets and on both Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio stations in the United States. He has also been a guest panelist for Fox News Channel.
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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.  
  
[[wikipedia:Gordon Liddy|Gordon Liddy Article]] in Wikipedia.
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==Zappa about Gordon Liddy==
  
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''"Do we need to see [[wikipedia:John H. Sununu|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?"''
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- [[Frank Zappa. Interview in Playboy]], 2 May 1993.
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* [[Wikipedia:G. Gordon Liddy]]
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[[Category:Radio Presenters|Liddy; Gordon]]
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[[Category:Criminals|Liddy, Gordon]]
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[[Category:Lawyers|Liddy, Gordon]]
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[[Category:Actors|Liddy, Gordon]]

Latest revision as of 17:26, 4 October 2021

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.

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