Often described as an extremist crank and fringe figure, Lyndon H. LaRouche Jr. cut a shadowy and alarming path through American politics for half a century. Democrats.”During the 1984 presidential election, Mr. LaRouche received more than 76,000 votes, his highest count. According to The Post, Mr. LaRouche began ordering his members to prepare for battle through karate and guerrilla training. In 1977, Mr. LaRouche married Helga Zepp, a German-born LaRouche organizer. In his autobiography, Bakker wrote that Mr. LaRouche was good-humored much of the time and impervious to the taunts of other inmates.

Source: Washington Post February 13, 2019 21:25 UTC