What is John Sears (political strategist)?
'''John Patrick Sears''' (July 3, 1940 – March 26, 2020) was an American attorney and a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] political strategist. He was Deputy Counsel to President [[Richard M. Nixon]] from 1969 to 1970. He assisted both Nixon and [[Ronald Reagan]] in their presidential campaigns. He was born in [[Syracuse, New York]]. Some people believed that he was [[Deep Throat (Watergate)|Deep Throat]] during the [[Watergate Scandal]]. Sears died of a [[heart attack]] on March 26, 2020 in [[Miami, Florida]] at the age of 79.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/27/us/politics/john-sears-dead.html John Sears, Strategist for Nixon and Reagan, Dies at 79]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Sears, John}} [[Category:1940 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from myocardial infarction]] [[Category:Lawyers from New York (state)]] [[Category:Richard Nixon]] [[Category:American political commentators]] [[Category:Writers from Syracuse, New York]] {{US-bio-stub}}