Jeb Magruder

Jeb Stuart Magruder
Jeb Magruder at work in 1993
Born	(1934-11-05)November 5, 1934 Staten Island, New York
Died	May 11, 2014(2014-05-11) (aged 79) Danbury, Connecticut
Nationality	American
Education	Williams College, University of Chicago, Princeton Theological Seminary
Occupation	Businessman Civil Servant Campaign Manager Presbyterian Minister
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Political party	Republican

Jeb Stuart Magruder (November 5, 1934 – May 11, 2014) was an American businessman and political operative in the Republican Party when he joined the administration of President Richard Nixon in 1969. He published two books about his political career and faith journey, attended divinity school, and became an ordained Presbyterian minister in 1981. He served the church for the remainder of his life.

He served Nixon in various capacities, including helping manage the president's highly successful 1972 re-election campaign. During that time, Magruder became involved in the Watergate scandal of the early 1970s. As a Deputy Director of Richard Nixon's Committee for the Re-Election of the President, Magruder pleaded guilty to conspiracy and served time in a federal prison for his actions. Magruder was the second official in the administration of President Richard Nixon to plead guilty to charges of burglarizing the Watergate complex. In 1974 he published an account of the Watergate affair.

In prison Magruder reconnected with his faith; afterward he attended divinity school and became ordained as a Presbyterian minister. He was called to serve in several parishes, including as chief minister in a Lexington, Kentucky church. During these years, Magruder also spoke publicly about ethics and his role in the Watergate scandal. In the 1990s and early 2000s, he gave interviews in which he changed his accounts of actions by various participants in the Watergate coverup; some of his assertions have been challenged.

Jeb Stuart Magruder was born and grew up on Staten Island, New York, where he was an honor student at Curtis High School. Magruder was an excellent junior tennis player and swimmer, among the best in the greater New York area. He was educated at Williams College, where he received his Bachelor of Arts in political science in 1958. He represented Williams on the varsity swimming team and set several regional records. Magruder served with the U.S. Army for 21 months, and was stationed in South Korea as a private first class. He served during an intermission from his studies at Williams College.