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After he left the Navy, McDonald practiced medicine at the McDonald Urology Clinic in Atlanta and did his postgraduate training in urology at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, graduating in 1966.<ref name="Killing"/><ref name="BDUSC"/>
After he left the Navy, McDonald practiced medicine at the McDonald Urology Clinic in Atlanta and did his postgraduate training in urology at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, graduating in 1966.<ref name="Killing"/><ref name="BDUSC"/>
==Career in politics==
During his time practicing medicine, McDonald become more interested in politics, and he would eventually join the [[John Birch Society]] in 1966.<ref name="Killing"/> At the same time, he became active in a number of other organizations.<ref name="Killing"/>
In 1972, McDonald unsuccessfully ran for Congress.<ref name="Killing"/> He ran again in 1974, facing Democrat incumbent John W. Davis in the primary.<ref name="Killing"/> McDonald emphasized school integration programs during his campaign, which he strongly opposed and which his opponent supported.<ref name="Killing"/> McDonald won the primary and faced Republican J. Quincy Collins Jr., who was an Air Force POW during the [[Vietnam War]].<ref name="Killing"/> McDonald narrowly won the election and took office on January 3, 1975.<ref name="Killing"/> He would go on to win his re-election campaigns with wide margins.<ref name="Killing"/>
Even though McDonald was a Democrat, he was very conservative, being even more conservative than many, if not most, Republicans.<ref name="Killing"/> He received a perfect score of 100 from the [[American Conservative Union]] every year expect 1978, when he received a 95.<ref name="Killing"/> In addition, he received high ratings from other conservative organizations including the National Right to Life Committee, Gun Owners of America, and the American Security Council.<ref name="Killing"/>
McDonald was so conservative that in 1978 the 7th District Democratic Committee (the district he represented) "voted 10-8-1 in favor of a resolution that would censure McDonald 'for the dishonorable and despicable act of calling himself a Democrat.'"<ref name="Killing"/> Various reasons for this was McDonald's membership in the John Birch Society, his refusal to support [[Jimmy Carter]]'s presidential candidacy, not believing that there were implied powers in the [[Constitution]], and allegedly using "misleading advertisements during his campaigns."<ref name="Killing"/>
==McDonald aboard KAL 007==
==McDonald aboard KAL 007==
McDonald had planned to arrive in [[Seoul]], [[Korea]], in order to attend the ceremonies for the 30th year anniversary of the U.S.-Korea Mutual Defense Treaty. Also atttending the ceremonies were Senator [[Jesse Helms]] of North Carolina, Senator [[Steven Symms]] of Idaho and Representative Carroll J. Hubbard Jr. of Kentucky. These three were aboard KAL 015 which flew 15 minutes behind KAL 007. Both planes refueled and took on food at [[Anchorage, Alaska]]. Senator Helms had contemplated joining McDonald on KAL 007 for the second leg of the journey but decided against it. McDonald remained asleep in first class the whole time that KAL 007 was at the Anchorage, Alaska airport. He was seated in First Class at seat 02B.
McDonald had planned to arrive in [[Seoul]], [[Korea]], in order to attend the ceremonies for the 30th year anniversary of the U.S.-Korea Mutual Defense Treaty. Also attending the ceremonies were Senator [[Jesse Helms]] of North Carolina, Senator [[Steven Symms]] of Idaho and Representative Carroll J. Hubbard Jr. of Kentucky. These three were aboard KAL 015 which flew 15 minutes behind KAL 007. Both planes refueled and took on food at [[Anchorage, Alaska]]. Senator Helms had contemplated joining McDonald on KAL 007 for the second leg of the journey but decided against it. McDonald remained asleep in first class the whole time that KAL 007 was at the Anchorage, Alaska airport. He was seated in First Class at seat 02B.
[http://www.conservapedia.com/Korean_Airlines_Flight_007 Here] is a photo of Larry McDonald among seventy of the 269 passenger and crew photos assembled for the Life Magazine edition of the week after the shootdown ("Passenger and crew breakdown" at the bottom of the article, the bottom photo of the third column to the left).
[http://www.conservapedia.com/Korean_Airlines_Flight_007 Here] is a photo of Larry McDonald among seventy of the 269 passenger and crew photos assembled for the Life Magazine edition of the week after the shootdown ("Passenger and crew breakdown" at the bottom of the article, the bottom photo of the third column to the left).