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Sen. Fred Thompson to Speak in Murfreesboro at Fundraiser

Apr 22, 2013 at 05:00 am by Bryan Barrett


Former presidential candidate Sen. Fred Thompson will discuss his role as an attorney with the “Watergate Committee” during Rutherford County Sheriff Robert Arnold’s annual Sheriff’s Shrimp Boil April 27.
 
Sen. Thompson worked as a lawyer for the committee investigating the 1972 burglary of the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate hotel in Washington, D.C. The investigation led to the 1974 resignation of President Richard Nixon after tapes showed the president was involved in a cover up linking the White House to the burglary.
 
Cost is $500 per couple to attend a private reception with former Sen. Thompson from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, April 27 at Oaklands Mansion at 900 N. Maney Ave. in Murfreesboro. Cost to attend only the 5:30 p.m. dinner is $75 per couple.
 
A limited number of tickets are available. Guests may reserve tickets by email at sheriff’sshrimpboil@gmail.com or by calling (615) 586-4756.
 
“It is a great honor to have Sen. Thompson to be our speaker at the annual Shrimp Boil,” Sheriff Arnold said. “He is a respected statesman and loved by Tennesseans on either side of the aisle.”

Sen. Thompson represented Tennessee in the U.S. Senate from 1994 to 2003. He earned his law degree in 1967 from Vanderbilt University and began practicing law. He served as an assistant U.S. Attorney from 1969-72.
 
He worked as a minority lawyer for the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities or the “Watergate Committee” from 1973-74 with then Sen. Howard Baker. He is the author of “At That Point in Time: The Inside Story of the Senate Watergate Committee” in 1975 and “Teaching the Pig to Dance: A Memoir of Growing Up and Second Chances.”
 
Many citizens recognize Sen. Thompson portraying District Attorney Arthur Branch in the “Law & Order” television series from 2002-2007. He left the series to seek a presidential term in 2008.
 
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Rutherford County Sheriff Robert Arnold
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