Watergate Figure G. Gordon Liddy Dies at Age 90

Watergate Figure G. Gordon Liddy Dies at Age 90
Watergate figure G. Gordon Liddy is seen in Washington, Jan. 16, 1973, during a break in his trial. AP Photo/William A. Smith
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G. Gordon Liddy, a former FBI agent who helped orchestrate the 1972 Watergate break-in, a crime that began the unraveling of Richard Nixon’s presidency, died on Tuesday at the age of 90.

Liddy, who leveraged his Watergate fame into a 20-year career as a conservative talk-radio host, died surrounded by family at the home of his daughter in Mount Vernon, Virginia, his son, Thomas P. Liddy, told Reuters by telephone.