Robert McFarlane
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| Born | Robert Carl McFarlane July 12, 1937 Texas |
| Died | May 12, 2022 Lansing, Michigan, U.S. |
| Alma mater | United States Naval Academy, Graduate Institute of International Studies, National War College |
| Spouse | Jonda McFarlane |
| Party | Republican |
Iran-Contra National Security Advisor under President Ronald Reagan | |
Robert Carl "Bud" McFarlane was an American Marine Corps officer who worked as National Security Advisor for President Ronald Reagan from 1983 to 1985.
Career
As US National Security Adviser, McFarlane urged Ronald Reagan to negotiate the arms deal with Iranian intermediaries.
"Iran Contra"
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In 1988, Robert McFarlane pleaded guilty to four misdemeanor counts of withholding information from Congress as part of the Iran-Contra cover-up. He was sentenced to two years’ probation and a $20,000 fine but was pardoned by George H. W. Bush on Christmas Eve 1992.
Suicide bid?
In 1987, McFarlane reportedly attempted suicide from a valium overdose after the Iran-Contra affair was reported by commercially-controlled media.[1]