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Lee Atwater
American political consultant and strategist (1951–1991)
Harvey LeRoy "Lee" Atwater (February 27, 1951 – March 29, 1991) was an American political consultant and strategist for the Republican Party.
He was an adviser to Republican U.S. presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush and chairman of the Republican National Committee.
Lee atwater biography
Atwater aroused controversy through his aggressive campaign tactics, especially the Southern strategy.
Early life
Atwater was born on February 27, 1951, in Atlanta, Georgia, the son of Alma "Toddy" (Page), a school teacher, and Harvey Dillard Atwater, an insurance adjustor.[1] He had two siblings, Ann and Joe,[2] and grew up in Aiken, South Carolina.
When Lee was five, his three-year-old brother, Joe, died of third-degree burns when he pulled a deep fryer full of hot oil onto himself.[3]
As a teenager in Columbia, South Carolina, Atwater played guitar in a rock band, The Upsetters Revue.
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