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{{Infobox person | name = John McLaughlin | image =John McLaughlin in 1974.jpg | caption = McLaughlin at the White House on May 3, 1974 | birthname = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1927|03|29}} | birth_place = [[Providence, Rhode Island]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2016|8|16|1927|3|29}} | death_place = [[Washington, D.C.]] | death_cause = [[Prostate cancer]] | education = Master's degrees in philosophy and English literature<br>Doctor of Philosophy in philosophy | alma_mater = Weston College (B.A.)<br>Boston College (M.A.); Columbia University (Ph.D.) | occupation = Creator/executive producer/host<br>formerly: Jesuit priest, magazine editor, speechwriter for President [[Richard Nixon]] | years_active = 1970s–present | alias = Dr. McLaughlin | title = Host | family = | spouse = [[Ann Dore]]<br><small>(1975–1992)</small><br>Cristina Clara Vidal McLaughlin<br><small>(1997–2010)</small> | salary = | party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] | networth = | credits = Creator/executive producer/host of [[The McLaughlin Group]] and [[John McLaughlin's One on One]] | agent = | URL = http://www.mclaughlin.com/ | known_for = The McLaughlin Group television show }} '''John McLaughlin''' (March 29, 1927 &ndash; August 16, 2016) was an [[Americans|American]] television personality and producer, politician, writer, and political commentator. He created and hosts the long-running political commentary series ''[[The McLaughlin Group]]'' as well as ''[[John McLaughlin's One On One]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nndb.com/people/629/000061446/|title=John McLaughlin (1927-)|publisher=NNDB.com|accessdate=November 11, 2014}}</ref> He also ran for [[senator]] of [[Rhode Island]] in 1970, but lost the election to [[incumbent]] [[John O. Pastore]]. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{IMDb name|572349|John McLaughlin}} * [http://www.mclaughlin.com/about/bio.htm?pid=6 ''The McLaughlin Group'' website: John McLaughlin bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120612105042/http://www.mc