16 Facts About Fred LaRue

Fred LaRue served a short prison sentence for his role in the Watergate break-in and the subsequent Watergate scandal and cover-up.

Oddly, LaRue had no rank, title, salary, or even listing in the White House directory.

In 1957, Fred LaRue accidentally shot and killed his father while hunting with friends in Canada.

Fred LaRue used his wealth to become a political financier and served as a member of the Republican National Committee from 1963 until 1968.

Fred LaRue was a heavy financial contributor to Barry Goldwater's presidential campaign in 1964.

Fred LaRue was a longtime friend of the Mississippi Democratic US Senator James Eastland.

Fred LaRue was one of the principal planners of Nixon's so-called "Southern strategy" for winning the election.

Fred LaRue coordinated with the campaign office of Strom Thurmond, the veteran US Senator from South Carolina.

Fred LaRue coordinated with Eastland to obtain the confirmation of Nixon's judicial nominees.

Fred LaRue has been described as a special assistant in an "advisory capacity" to then Attorney General Mitchell.

On March 30,1972, Fred LaRue attended a meeting in Key Biscayne, Florida, with Mitchell and Jeb Magruder.

Mitchell and Nixon had both been dead for years, and Fred LaRue denied Magruder's claim publicly.

Fred LaRue was known as the "bagman" because he delivered more than $300,000 in cash to the conspirators and their attorneys to keep participants of the Watergate burglary quiet.

Fred LaRue was the first Administration official to plead guilty to crimes related to his involvement with the Watergate burglary and the cover-up.

Fred LaRue pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice on June 27,1973 and served four and a half months in custody at the Maxwell Air Force Base near Montgomery, Alabama.

Fred LaRue refused to testify against Nixon or any other Watergate figure.