Person
G. Gordon Liddy
American lawyer, a member of the White House Plumbers, convicted in the Watergate break-in.
- Dates
- 1930–2021
- Wikidata
- Q952688
United States v. Liddy
- Convicted by U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia: found guilty by a jury; the appeal court affirmed 1
Connections 4
member of
- White House Plumbers Primary record 2
worked at
- Committee for the Reelection of the President general counsel Primary record 1
convicted by
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia 30 Jan 1973 found guilty by a jury; the appeal court affirmed Primary record 1
involved in
- Watergate break-in planned and supervised it Primary record 2
Timeline 2 dates
- 1930–2021 G. Gordon Liddy
- 30 Jan 1973 G. Gordon Liddy convicted by U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Proof 2 sources
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United States v. Liddy, 509 F.2d 428 (D.C. Cir. 1974) (en banc), decided 8 November 1974, U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit (text from Public.Resource.Org), 8 Nov 1974.
Primary record
On January 30, 1973, the remaining defendants, appellant Liddy and James W. McCord, Jr., were found guilty by the jury.
We find no reversible error, and affirm.
In late 1971 Liddy was hired by the Committee for the Reelection of the President (CRP) to serve as general counsel.
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Federal Trials and Great Debates in United States History: The Pentagon Papers in the Federal Courts (2nd ed.), Federal Judicial Center, 2019.
Primary record
Two members of the Plumbers—E. Howard Hunt and G. Gordon Liddy, who had orchestrated the Ellsberg break-in—planned and supervised the June 1972 burglary of the Democratic Party headquarters at the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C.
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- Add the story of Watergate and pictures for new entries83c2994
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