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'''Earl Fredrick Landgrebe''' (January 21, 1916 – June 29, 1986) was a [[Republican]] congressman from [[Indiana]]'s 2nd congressional district, succeeding longtime conservative GOP leader [[Charles A. Halleck]]. He served several terms before being defeated in the wake of [[Watergate]].
Landgrebe was previously a member of the Indiana State Senate.
==U.S. House of Representatives==
Following the announced retirement of Charles Halleck, Landgrebe was among a number of Republicans who ran for the open seat. He extremely narrowly won the GOP primary with a plurality polling only 21.8% of the vote; finishing second was O. U. Sullivan, who garnered 21.6%.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=734505 IN District 2 - R Primary Race - May 07, 1968]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved August 18, 2021.</ref> He then handily won the general election against [[Democrat]] Edward F. Kelly.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=178970 IN District 2 Race - Nov 05, 1968]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved August 18, 2021.</ref>
Landgrebe was easily re-elected in the [[1970 Midterm Elections|1970 Midterms]] and in the following year.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=17685 Candidate - Earl F. Landgrebe]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved August 18, 2021.</ref> He proved to be a strong [[conservative]] during his tenure, voting with the political right 99% of the time.<ref name=fascinatingpolitics>FascinatingPolitics (April 14, 2021). [https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2021/04/14/earl-landgrebe-nixons-last-republican-defender/ Earl Landgrebe: Nixon’s Last Republican Defender]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved August 18, 2021.</ref>
During the impeachment procedures against [[Richard Nixon]] due to the [[Watergate scandal]], Landgrebe proved to be among the last three staunch defenders of the president, another being Democrat [[Otto Passman]] of [[Louisiana]].<ref name=fascinatingpolitics/> The Indiana representative famously declared:<ref>September 13, 2018. [https://blog.library.in.gov/papers-of-indiana-representative-earl-f-landgrebe-now-available-for-research/ Papers of Indiana Representative Earl F. Landgrebe now available for research]. ''Indiana State Library''. Retrieved August 18, 2021.</ref>
{{cquote|Don’t confuse me with the facts. I've got a closed mind. I will not vote for impeachment. I'm going to stick with my president even if he and I have to be taken out of this building and shot.}}
The unpopularity of Nixon afterwards led to Landgrebe's defeat in the [[1974 Midterm Elections|1974 Midterms]]. He lost to Democrat Floyd J. Fithian by over twenty percentage points, unable to carry a single county in the district.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=31992 IN District 2 Race - Nov 05, 1974]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved August 18, 2021.</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*[https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=L000049 Profile] at the ''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
*[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6913991/earl-fredrick-landgrebe Profile] at ''Find a Grave
{{DEFAULTSORT:Landgrebe, Earl F.}}
[[Category:Indiana]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Former United States Representatives]]
[[Category:Conservatives]]
[[Category:Anti-establishment]]
Landgrebe was previously a member of the Indiana State Senate.
==U.S. House of Representatives==
Following the announced retirement of Charles Halleck, Landgrebe was among a number of Republicans who ran for the open seat. He extremely narrowly won the GOP primary with a plurality polling only 21.8% of the vote; finishing second was O. U. Sullivan, who garnered 21.6%.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=734505 IN District 2 - R Primary Race - May 07, 1968]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved August 18, 2021.</ref> He then handily won the general election against [[Democrat]] Edward F. Kelly.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=178970 IN District 2 Race - Nov 05, 1968]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved August 18, 2021.</ref>
Landgrebe was easily re-elected in the [[1970 Midterm Elections|1970 Midterms]] and in the following year.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=17685 Candidate - Earl F. Landgrebe]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved August 18, 2021.</ref> He proved to be a strong [[conservative]] during his tenure, voting with the political right 99% of the time.<ref name=fascinatingpolitics>FascinatingPolitics (April 14, 2021). [https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2021/04/14/earl-landgrebe-nixons-last-republican-defender/ Earl Landgrebe: Nixon’s Last Republican Defender]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved August 18, 2021.</ref>
During the impeachment procedures against [[Richard Nixon]] due to the [[Watergate scandal]], Landgrebe proved to be among the last three staunch defenders of the president, another being Democrat [[Otto Passman]] of [[Louisiana]].<ref name=fascinatingpolitics/> The Indiana representative famously declared:<ref>September 13, 2018. [https://blog.library.in.gov/papers-of-indiana-representative-earl-f-landgrebe-now-available-for-research/ Papers of Indiana Representative Earl F. Landgrebe now available for research]. ''Indiana State Library''. Retrieved August 18, 2021.</ref>
{{cquote|Don’t confuse me with the facts. I've got a closed mind. I will not vote for impeachment. I'm going to stick with my president even if he and I have to be taken out of this building and shot.}}
The unpopularity of Nixon afterwards led to Landgrebe's defeat in the [[1974 Midterm Elections|1974 Midterms]]. He lost to Democrat Floyd J. Fithian by over twenty percentage points, unable to carry a single county in the district.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=31992 IN District 2 Race - Nov 05, 1974]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved August 18, 2021.</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*[https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=L000049 Profile] at the ''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
*[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6913991/earl-fredrick-landgrebe Profile] at ''Find a Grave
{{DEFAULTSORT:Landgrebe, Earl F.}}
[[Category:Indiana]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Former United States Representatives]]
[[Category:Conservatives]]
[[Category:Anti-establishment]]