Earl Landgrebe - wikipedia Earl Landgrebe Earl Landgrebe Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana 's 2nd district In office January 3, 1969 -- January 3, 1975 Preceded by Charles A. Halleck Succeeded by Floyd Fithian Member of the Indiana Senate from Jasper County, Newton County, Porter County and Pulaski County In office November 5, 1958 -- August 30, 1968 Preceded by John Wilson Van Ness Succeeded by Charles Borromeo Kleinkort Personal details Earl Fredrick Landgrebe January 21, 1916 Valparaiso, Indiana, U.S. July 1, 1986 ( 1986 - 07 - 01 ) ( aged 70 ) Valparaiso, Indiana, U.S. Political party Republican Occupation Transportation entrepreneur Earl Fredrick Landgrebe ( January 21, 1916 -- July 1, 1986 ) was a politician and businessman. He served as an Indiana state senator and United States representative for the 2nd district. Langrebe was from Valparaiso in Porter County, Indiana. He is remembered unfavorably for his famous line at the Watergate hearings : `` Do n't confuse me with the facts. '' Landgrebe was a staunch supporter of Richard Nixon throughout the Watergate hearings. Landgrebe was born in Valparaiso, Indiana in 1916, the son of Edward William Landgrebe and Benna Marie Landgrebe ( née Broderman ) ; three of his grandparents were German immigrants. He attended Wheeler High School near Valparaiso. He married Helen Lucille Field on July 12, 1936. He was elected to the state senate of Indiana in 1959 as a Republican and served there until 1968. In that year, he was elected to represent Indiana 's 2nd district in the House of Representatives. On August 5, 1974, Richard Nixon released certain documents revealing his orders to aides to hinder the Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI ) investigation of the Watergate break - in. When Landgrebe was asked on August 7 about the apparently unanimous support for impeachment of Nixon among his Republican colleagues following this disclosure, he said : `` I 'm going to stick with my President even if he and I have to be taken out of this building and shot. '' The next day, Richard Nixon announced his resignation. A few months later, Landgrebe lost re-election. His re-election bid was derailed by Democrat Floyd Fithian. After his defeat, Earl Landgrebe returned to his home in Valparaiso where he owned and managed Landgrebe Motor Transport Inc., a common carrier and freight hauling company. In February 1980, the Machinist Union was on strike at the Union Rolls Corporation in Valparaiso, Indiana. The former congressman personally confronted picketers with a tractor trailer. On February 13 he completed two trips into the Union Rolls plant to pick up and haul away merchandise. Both times, the Union unsuccessfully tried to prevent his entrance into the plant. On a third trip later that day, he was not so fortunate. Union members surrounded the truck. They swung clubs and broke mirrors and shattered glass. Landgrebe was showered with broken glass. A local sheriff broke up the incident. On July 1, 1986 he died at home of a heart attack. He was 70 years old. References Jump up ^ http://www.capitolandwashington.com/offices/all-offices/s37/ Jump up ^ The exact quotation was : `` Do n't confuse me with the facts. I 've got a closed mind. '' The reference was first published in 1977. Wallenchinsky, David ; Amy Wallace ( 2005 ). The New Book of Lists : The Original Compendium of Curious Information. Canongate. p. 219. Jump up ^ `` United States Census, 1920 '', FamilySearch, retrieved March 13, 2018 Jump up ^ `` Landgrebe Motor Transport, Inc. and Earl F. Landgrebe v. District 72 International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers ''. Jump up ^ `` Obituary : Earl F. Landgrebe ''. The New York Times. July 1, 1986. Retrieved May 1, 2010. External links Biography portal United States Congress. `` Earl Landgrebe ( id : L000049 ) ''. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. The Political Graveyard : Index to Politicians : Lance to Landoe Earl Landgrebe at Find a Grave U.S. House of Representatives Preceded by Charles A. Halleck U.S. Representative of Indiana 's 2nd Congressional District 1969 -- 1975 Succeeded by Floyd Fithian Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana 1st district Prince Call Boon Blake Boon Proffit R. Owen Embree Albertson Lockhart Miller Lockhart Niblack Law Niblack Fuller Heilman Kleiner Hovey Posey Parrett Taylor Hemenway Foster Boehne Sr. Lieb Denton Luhring W. Wilson Rowbottom Boehne Jr. Schulte Madden Benjamin Hall Visclosky 2nd district Jennings J. Carr Ewing J.W. Davis Ewing J.W. Davis Thompson Henley Dunham English Cravens Kerr Wolfe J. Williams Humphreys Cobb O'Neall Bretz Hardy Miers Chaney Cullop Bland Greenwood Durgan Halleck Landgrebe Fithian Sharp McIntosh Pence Chocola Donnelly Walorski 3rd district Test O. Smith Test Carty J. Carr Graham J. Carr J.L. White T. Smith J.L. Robinson Dunham G.G. Dunn Hughes W. Dunn Harrington R. Hill Hunter Holman Kerr N. Carr Bicknell Stockslager Howard J. Brown Tracewell Zenor Cox Dunbar Gardner Dunbar Crowe Pettengill Grant Crook S. Crumpacker Nimtz Brademas Hiler Roemer Souder Stutzman Banks 4th district A. Lane G.H. Dunn T. Smith Cravens C. Smith Julian Parker J. Lane Cumback Foley Holman Farquhar Holman Julian Je. Wilson New Sexton New Holman Watson Holman Griffith Dixon Benham Canfield Farley Gillie Kruse Adair Roush Quayle Coats Long Souder Buyer Rokita 5th district McCarty Rariden Kennedy W. Brown Wick W. Brown Hendricks Parker Holloway Kilgore Julian Coburn Holman Browne Matson Cooper Overstreet Faris Holliday Moss Sanders N. Johnson Gillen Griswold Harness Walsh Beamer Roush Roudebush Hillis Jontz Buyer Burton Brooks 6th district Kinnard Herod Wick Wallace J.W. Davis G.G. Dunn Gorman Hendricks Barbour Gregg Porter Dumont Coburn Voorhees Hunter M. Robinson W. Myers Browne H. Johnson Watson Barnard Gray Comstock Elliott Larrabee Jenckes N. Johnson Harden Wampler Roudebush Bray D. Evans Burton Pence Messer 7th district Hannegan A. White Howard H. Lane Wright McGaughey Thompson McGaughey J.G. Davis Scott J.G. Davis Voorhees Washburn Orth Manson Cason Landers Hanna Matyr Peelle English Bynum Henry Overstreet Korbly Moores Updike Ludlow Greenwood Landis Noland Bray J. Myers Pease Kerns J. Carson A. Carson 8th district Pettit McDonald Mace Ja. Wilson A. White Orth Tyner Hunter Hostetler Peirce Lamb Johnston Brookshire Faris Henry Cromer Adair Vestal Boehne Jr. La Follette E. Mitchell Denton Merrill Denton Zion Hayes Cornwell Deckard McCloskey Hostettler Ellsworth Bucshon 9th district Sample Cathcart Fitch Eddy Shanks Cason M. White Orth Doxey Ward Cheadle Waugh Hanly Landis Morrison Purnell Crowe E. Wilson Hogan E. Wilson L. Hamilton B. Hill Sodrel B. Hill Young Hollingsworth 10th district Kennedy Rockhill Harlan Brenton Chamberlain Case W. Mitchell Edgerton Defrees W. Williams Sayler Haymond Calkins Motte T. Wood W. Owen Patton Hammond Hatch E. Crumpacker Peterson W. Wood Gray Springer Harvey Harmon Harvey Roudebush Dennis Sharp Jacobs Jr. J. Carson 11th district Harlan Pettit Shanks McDowell Stilwell Shanks Packard J. Evans Cowgill Steele Martin Steele Landis Rauch Kraus Cook Hall Griswold Larrabee Ludlow Jacobs Sr. Brownson Barr Bruce Jacobs Jr. Hudnut Jacobs Jr. 12th district A. Hamilton Colerick Lowry J.B. White McClellan McNagny Leighty J.M. 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Williams Territory Parke Thomas Jennings ISNI : 0000 0000 3300 2337 LCCN : n91115600 US Congress : L000049 VIAF : 26248581 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Earl_Landgrebe&oldid=832916122 '' Categories : Members of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana Indiana State Senators Indiana Republicans American Lutherans American people of German descent 1916 births 1986 deaths People from Valparaiso, Indiana Businesspeople from Indiana American transportation businesspeople Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives 20th - century American businesspeople 20th - century American politicians Hidden categories : Find a Grave template with ID same as Wikidata Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with USCongress identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk About Wikipedia Deutsch Edit links This page was last edited on 28 March 2018, at 17 : 37 ( UTC ). 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Question: who said don't confuse me with the facts
Answer: Earl Fredrick Landgrebe