1. Donald Gilbert Sanders was an American lawyer and a key figure in the Watergate investigation.
19 Facts About Donald Sanders
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Donald Sanders was born in St Louis, Missouri, to Anna Marie Schmitz and Howard Donald Sanders.
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Donald Sanders was educated at Washington University and the University of Missouri, graduating in 1954 with a law degree.
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Donald Sanders was a Captain in the United States Marine Corps serving from 1954 until 1956.
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In November 1959, Donald Sanders completed his FBI training and was assigned to Birmingham, Alabama.
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Donald Sanders was on the team in 1961 that solved the burning of the Freedom Riders' bus by the Ku Klux Klan.
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In 1963, Donald Sanders arrested Victor Feguer, the last prisoner executed in the 20th century by the federal government.
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In February 1969, Donald Sanders became the Chief Counsel and Chief of Staff of the House Committee on Internal Security, formerly the House Un-American Activities Committee.
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Donald Sanders was admitted to practice law before the United States Supreme Court.
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Donald Sanders left the HCIS in March 1973 and joined the United States Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities as the Deputy Minority Counsel.
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One of Donald Sanders' responsibilities was to gather evidence by interviewing officials and aides to find out more information about the Watergate break-in.
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Alexander Butterfield was being privately questioned by Senate committee staff members, when Donald Sanders asked if it were possible that a recording system had been used in the White House.
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Donald Sanders first had to call him out of a local restaurant.
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Donald Sanders returned to the Hill as director of investigations for the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and then worked for the Senate Select Committee on Ethics.
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Donald Sanders retired from national service in 1982 and returned to practice law in Columbia, Missouri.
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Donald Sanders was elected as Boone County Commissioner in 1988, and served until 1990.
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Donald Sanders completed an MA in history from the University of Missouri in 1991.
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Donald Sanders served as chairman of the Administrative Board of Midway Locust Grove United Methodist Church.
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On September 26,1999, Donald Sanders died of cancer at the age of 69.