G. Gordon Liddy

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Biography

One of the leading European newspapers, Le Matin of Paris, describes G. Gordon Liddy as "a man of fantastic intelligence and complexity." Educated privately by Benedictines and Jesuits, Liddy earned a B.S. degree from Fordham University and an Ll.D. from the Fordham Law School, graduating as an editor of The Fordham Law Review. After two years service as an Army artillery officer during the Korean War, Liddy entered the FBI as a Special Agent, rapidly earned multiple commendations from the late 'J. Edgar Hoover' . In 1992 Liddy enrolled at the Israeli Defense Force Paratroop School at Tel Nov, qualified for and was awarded his wings. He has re-qualified and jumped twice more since, and was given the honor of leading the stick out of the aircraft on his jump in January 2003, with the elite IDF parachute regiment. In August 2003 he rode his Harley-Davidson motorcycle the full 1,846 miles from Washington, DC, to Sturgis, SD, for the 63rd Annual motorcycle festival. He's also ridden with the Los Angeles chapter of Hell's Angels and is a member of the Honor Legion of the New York City Police Department. Liddy and his wife have three sons and two daughters. Four of the five have served as officers in the military. One son is a lawyer who is a two-war combat veteran reserve Lieutenant Colonel in the US Marine Corps, just returned from Baghdad. Another is a career Commander in the US Navy SEALs who is currently assigned to the Pentagon, holds a masters degree from Johns Hopkins and is a Ph.D. candidate at Tulane. Liddy's lecture audiences have ranged from an association of independent over-the-road truck drivers to the Oxford Union and, according to "The Wall Street Journal", he is "one of the most sought-after speakers in the nation."

  • Primary profession
  • Actor·writer·miscellaneous
  • Country
  • United States
  • Nationality
  • American
  • Gender
  • Male
  • Birth date
  • 30 November 1930
  • Place of birth
  • Hoboken
  • Death age
  • 91
  • Education
  • Fordham University School of Law·Saint Benedict's Preparatory School
  • Member of
  • Republican Party

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Captured, killed, cooked and ate the hind quarter of a rat to overcome his unacceptable fear of rodents.

Convicted of nine felonies, served five years split among six different prisons.

Convicted January 1973 for involvement in the Watergate break-in June 1972 and other incidents connected to the Watergate scandal.

Earned an undergraduate degree from Fordham University (New York City, USA) in 1952. Graduated from Fordham University School of Law in 1957.

Although frequently called a "government spook" he has in fact never served in the CIA.

Broke into the Watergate Hotel with E. Howard Hunt to tap the telephones of the Democratic party.

Liddy was chief among Nixons "plumbers", called that because their task was to plug security leaks in any way possible.

As a lawman, Liddy had once participated in the arrest of LSD advocate Timothy Leary. When in prison as a result of his Watergate conviction, Liddy found himself locked up with Leary. They became friends. On their release, they both participated in "Return Engagement" a documentary about their friendship.

Appeared in commercials for "Rosland Capital" precious metals exchange.

(August 2001) Hosts a popular nationally syndicated radio talk show originating from WTNT in Washington D.C.

(March 2005) Broadcasting his nationally syndicated radio talk show for 13 years in Washington, D.C., on more than 300 stations throughout the country and on Sirius and XM Satellite radio systems.

Quotes

I became what I wanted to be.

They were afraid, never having learned what I taught myself: Defeat the fear of death and welcome the death of fear.

Take, for example, the African jungle, the home of the cheetah. On whom does the cheetah prey? The old, the sick, the wounded, the weak, the very young, but never the strong. Lesson: If you would not be prey, you had better be strong.

Environmentalism is a form of pagan fundamentalism. These green wackos are fanatics like al-Quaida. Just like them. .

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