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George Gordon Battle Liddy, also known as G. Gordon Liddy, is a former government operative of Richard Nixon.

Biography[]

In 1985, when Doctor Manhattan left for Mars, Liddy was present in the secret headquarters projecting the next moves of the Cold War. In the simulation, he noticed that New York City, Baltimore, Boston and Washington, D.C. would be gone by the Soviet missiles.[1]

When DEFCON 2 was announced later, he was seen with Henry Kissinger in NORAD waiting for Nixon and asked how Pat Nixon is. He supported the "mad bomber" tactic as analyses showed good percentage in first strike.[2]

Biography/HBO[]

At some point after 1985, Liddy became a member of the United States Supreme Court.[3]

Behind the Scenes[]

  • Alan Moore has stated that the character of the Comedian was based in a large part on G. Gordon Liddy.

Trivia[]

  • In the real world, G Gordon Liddy was an American lawyer who was best known for his involvement for Richard Nixon’s Watergate scandal and his role in the undercover group the White House Plumbers. Liddy was convicted of burglary, conspiracy and refusing to testify to the Senate committee investigating Watergate and served only eight years in prison.

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