Frederick Cheney LaRue, usually known as Fred LaRue, (b. October 11, 1928, Athens, Texas - d. July 24, 2004, Biloxi, Mississippi) was a shadowy presidential aide in the administration of U.S. President Richard Nixon who served time in prison for his role in the Watergate burglarly and cover-up. LaRue had no rank, title, salary or even listing in the White House directory. [1] LaRue was present at an early meeting with his close friend, U. S. Attorney General John Mitchell at which the Watergate burglarly was planned. After the Watergate burglarly, LaRue was a leader in the cover-up, supervising the shredding of documents and the destruction of financial records. October 11 is the 284th day of the year (285th in leap years). ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Athens is a city located in Henderson County, Texas. ... July 24 is the 205th day (206th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 160 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Biloxi and Mississippi coast Biloxi is a city located in Harrison County, Mississippi. ... Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. ... The Watergate building. ... The United States Attorney General is the head of the United States Department of Justice concerned with legal affairs and is the chief law enforcement officer of the United States government. ... Mitchell (far left) meeting with Nixon, J. Edgar Hoover and John Ehrlichman on May 26, 1971. ...

Biography

LaRue's father, Ike Parsons LaRue, went to prison for violating banking laws, and, upon his release, made a fortune in the oil business. Fred LaRue sold one of their Mississippi oil fields for a reported $30 million in 1957. Later that year, he accidentally shot and killed his father while hunting with friends in Canada.

LaRue used his newfound wealth to become a political financier and served as a member of the Republican National Committee from 1963 to 1968. He was a heavy financial contributor to Barry Goldwater's presidential campaign in 1964. He was also a longtime friend of the powerful Mississippi Democratic Senator James Eastland. After Goldwater lost the election, LaRue began getting involved in Nixon's climb to the 1968 Republican nomination. LaRue was one of the principal architects of Nixon's so-called "Southern strategy" for winning the election, part of which he helped coordinate with advertisements from the campaign office of segregationist Strom Thurmond. Bush/Cheney, 2004 Campaign Manager Ken Mehlman is the current Chairman of the RNC. The Republican National Committee (RNC) provides national leadership for the United States Republican Party. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Barry Goldwater Barry Morris Goldwater (January 1, 1909 – May 29, 1998) was a United States politician and a founding figure in the modern conservative movement in the USA and a major inspiration for many of his youthful followers to join the libertarian movement. ... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ... Sen. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... In American politics, the Southern strategy refers to the focus of the Republican party on winning U.S. Presidential elections by securing the electoral votes of the U.S. Southern states. ... James Strom Thurmond (December 5, 1902 – June 26, 2003) represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 1954 to April 1956 and November 1956 to 1964 as a Democrat and from 1964 to 2003 as a Republican. ...

LaRue also recommended the use of a "special ballad-type song in the current 'country-and-western music style, by which nationally famous artists will sing the message via the radio and TV." The song was called "Bring Our Country Back" and included "alternate" lyrics with the couplet: "Dick Nixon is a decent man/Who can bring our country back." LaRue proposed putting the song on local radio and television programs throughout the South. However, he had difficulty lining up artists to perform the song; everybody either backed George Wallace or did not want to help Nixon. Eventually, LaRue managed to convince Roy Acuff and Tex Ritter to perform versions of the song. George Corley Wallace (August 25, 1919 – September 13, 1998) was an American politician who was elected Governor of Alabama as a Democrat four times (1962, 1970, 1974 and 1982) and ran for U.S. President four times as well (in 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976). ... Roy Claxton Acuff (15 September 1903–23 November 1992) was an American country musician. ... Tex Ritter Tex Ritter (January 12, 1905 – January 2, 1974) was an American country singer and actor. ...

LaRue, with Eastland's help, smoothed the process for the confirmation of many of Nixon's judicial nominees. He has been described as a special assistant in an "advisory capacity" to then-Attorney General John Mitchell, who later headed Nixon's Committee to Re-elect the President. In most common law jurisdictions, the Attorney General is the main legal adviser to the government, and in some jurisdictions may in addition have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions. ... Mitchell (far left) meeting with Nixon, J. Edgar Hoover and John Ehrlichman on May 26, 1971. ... The Committee to Re-elect the President, often abbreviated to CRP or CREEP, was a Nixon White House fund-raising organization headed by John N. Mitchell, who had previously served as United States Attorney General. ...

LaRue attended the Key Biscayne, Florida meeting on March 30, 1972, at which Mitchell and Jeb Magruder approved a "dirty tricks" campaign against the Democratic Party; LaRue always vehemently denied that Nixon himself had any initial knowledge of the planned Watergate break-in, although Magruder has contended that he overheard Nixon give Mitchell approval for the burglary. LaRue was known as the "bagman" because he delivered over $300,000 in cash ("hush money") to the conspirators and their attorneys to keep participants in the Watergate break-in quiet.[2] LaRue was the first Administration official to plead guilty to crimes related to his involvement in the Watergate burglary and the cover-up. He pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice in July 1973 and served four and a half months in federal prison. Map of Key Biscayne Key Biscayne is a village located in Miami-Dade County, Florida. ... March 30 is the 89th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (90th in Leap years). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ... Jeb Stuart Magruder (b. ... Ludovic Ludo Bagman is a fictional character who appears in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1973 calendar). ...