| Lee Atwater AKA Harvey Leroy Atwater
Born: 27-Feb-1951 Birthplace: Atlanta, GA Died: 29-Mar-1991 Cause of death: Cancer - Brain Remains: Buried, Greenlawn Cemetery, Columbia, SC
Gender: Male Religion: Roman Catholic Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Politician Party Affiliation: Republican Nationality: United States Executive summary: RNC Chairman, 1988-90 Republican dirty trickster and rhythm guitarist, providing shenanigans to both the Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush campaigns. During an advertising campaign against Michael Dukakis, he introduced America to Willie Horton. After diagnosis of a brain tumor in 1991, Atwater found Jesus Christ and renounced his old ways, and died one month later. He said in an interview, "A reputation as a fierce and ugly campaigner has dogged me. While I didn't invent negative politics, I am one of its most ardent practitioners."
Father: Harvey Dillard Atwater (d. May-1991, cancer) Mother: Toddy Page Brother: Joe Atwater (b. 18-Nov-1953, d. 1956) Sister: Anne (b. 19-Aug-1957) Wife: Sally (m. 1978) Daughter: Sara Lee Daughter: Ashley Page Daughter: Sally Theodosia (b. 16-Apr-1990) Mistress: Brooke Vosburgh (unproven speculation)
High School: A. C. Flora High School, Columbia, SC University: Newberry College, Newberry, SC University: MA Mass Communications, University of South Carolina (1977) Administrator: Trustee, Howard University
College Republicans Newberry College Republican National Committee Chairman, 1988-90 Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity Newberry College 1970 Converted to Catholicism baptized, received last rites 27-Mar-1991 English Ancestry Paternal Risk Factors: Smoking, Depression
Is the subject of books:
Bad Boy: The Life and Politics of Lee Atwater, Dec-1996, BY: John Joseph Brady
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