Opinions differ about whether the Watergate scandal would have exploded without Mr. Liddy. Mr. Liddy wrote that he left the FBI in 1962 because he wanted to secure a more comfortable life for his family. Mr. Liddy worked several years in patent law with his father’s firm and, in 1965, became an assistant district attorney in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. As a federal prisoner, Mr. Liddy relished facing down the wardens and gangs who ruled the penitentiary. In an unusual twist, Mr. Liddy teamed up with Leary, his former nemesis, for a series of debates on college campuses.

Source: Washington Post March 30, 2021 23:40 UTC