G. Gordon Liddy

As host of the hottest radio talk show in national syndication, G. Gordon Liddy has firmly established himself as one of the most intelligent and engaging voices in the country. Cited by The Wall Street Journal as "one of the most sought after speakers in the nation," he empowers audiences with a look at what it takes to achieve true success, illustrated with electrifying examples from his own extraordinary life and career. At age 29, Liddy became the youngest Bureau Supervisor at FBI national headquarters in Washington, DC, where he served during the Kennedy administration. Liddy resigned from the FBI in 1962 to practice international law in Manhattan. Thereafter he served as a prosecutor, ran unsuccessfully for Congress from the 28th district of New York, then in 1968, ran the presidential campaign of Richard Nixon in that district. In the Nixon administration, Liddy served first as Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Treasury; was then appointed Enforcement Legislative Counsel, authored the Explosives Control Act and, in 1971 was sent to the White House as Staff Assistant to the President of the United States. Liddy resigned his White House post to accept the positions of General Counsel of the 1972 Republican presidential campaign and the campaign finance committee, with additional duties as campaign political intelligence director. The rest is history. For his role in Watergate, and for refusing steadfastly to implicate others, Liddy was sentenced to over 20 years in prison. He served nearly five years, many in maximum security, including 106 days of solitary confinement, before his release by President Carter "in the interests of justice."