Birthdate: 1942-08-19


Birthplace: Sheffield, Alabama


Hometown: Lawrenceburg, Tennessee


Family:

• Spouse: Jeri Kehn Thompson;

• Children: Tony Thompson, Daniel Thompson, Hayden Victoria Thompson,
Betsy Thompson (died in 2002), Samuel Thompson




Religion:

• Protestant


Education:

• Vanderbilt University, J.D., 1967; 
• Memphis State University, B.A., 1964 


Military Service:

• None, during Vietnam he was deferred because he had children.


Career:

• Fellow, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research,
present 
• Lobbyist, 2004-2006; 
• Arthur Branch, "Law and Order," 2002-2007 
• White House Chief of Staff Harry Sargent, "In the Line of Fire," 1993;

• Admiral Joshua Painter, "The Hunt for Red October," 1990; 
• Trudeau, "Die Hard 2," 1990; 
Himself, "Marie," 1985; 
• Lawyer and Lobbyist, 1975-1993;

• Senator, United States Senate, 1994-2003; 
• Member, Tennessee Appellate Court Nominating Commission, 1985-1987; 
• Special Counsel, Senate Intelligence Committee, 1982; 
• Special Counsel, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, 1980-1981; 
• Committee Member, Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign
Activities ("Watergate Committee"), 1973-1974; 
• Assistant U.S. Attorney, 1969-1972 



Present Position:

Dropped out of the presidential race on January 22. 2008



Fred Thompson position on the War in Iraq:

• Thompson stated earlier this year that he would 'essentially do what the
president's doing in Iraq,' though he added that mistakes have to be rectified.
• He favors the current troop buildup and confidence in the military
leadership of General David Petraeus.
• Thompson favors staying in Iraq until the job is complete. He said that
if the U.S. pulls out under bad circumstances then Iraq would become a haven for
terrorism and lead to terrorist development of a nuclear weapon. 




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