- Gary Aldrich
Gary Aldrich (born
May 22 ,1945 ) is a formerFBI agent andauthor from Amsterdam, New York. His wife is Nina is an ex-FBI agent, and they have 3 children. He went toMiami Dade College . He founded thePatrick Henry Center for Individual Liberty , whose aim is, "promoting theU.S. Constitution andBill of Rights and supporting the right of citizens to engage in ethicaldissent ."citequote|article Aldrich was an FBI agent assigned to the White House under both Bush and Clinton. He was with the FBI for 26 years (1969-95), the last five years ('90-'95) he was the agent responsible for background checks on White House staff.In 1996, Aldrich wrote "" (published by
Regnery Publishing ), a controversial book on theClinton administration . The book was praised in many conservative circles. In the mainstream news media, the book was condemned as an untruthful attack -- for example,CNN reviewed it, saying the book is "filled ... with second-hand, unsubstantiated sexual rumors about and bitter attacks against President and Mrs. Clinton". Amongst his claims were that "drug paraphernalia and sex toys were put on the White House Christmas tree," according toWashington Post contributorHoward Kurtz His other books are "Speak No Evil", a novel, 1998) and "Thunder on the Left: An Insider's Report on the Hijacking of the Democratic Party" in 2003.Aldrich has since written for conservative publications includingWorldNetDaily (weekly) andTownhall.com (bi-weekly).External links
* [http://www.patrickhenrycenter.com/pages.aspx?pageid=2 Patrick Henry Center biography]
* [http://www-cgi.cnn.com/US/9606/28/fbi.book/ CNN review of Unlimited Access]
* [http://www.opinionjournal.com/best/?id=85000498] WSJ, "Gary Aldrich Was Right" January 26, 2001
* [http://www.aeispeakers.com/speakerbio.php?SpeakerID=8] AEI Speakers Bureau, "Gary Aldrich" 2004 (with link to video)
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=TB7LLC_YwZIC&dq=gary+aldrich&printsec=frontcover&source=web&ots=dJnPyMihfB&sig=slX2IXWTkblDDmj2jG47dQPvfYQ#PPR8,M1] Book review of Unlimited Access: An FBI Agent Inside the Clinton White House, read many pages of the book.
* [http://www.nndb.com/people/283/000109953/] Bio from NNDB Soylent Communications
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C07E6D91F3BF935A15756C0A961958260&n=Top%2fReference%2fTimes%20Topics%2fOrganizations%2fF%2fFederal%20Bureau%20of%20Investigation%20] NY Times "Ex-F.B.I. Agent Is Cleared on Book Charge" May 26, 1997
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