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Lawrence Patton McDonald, M.D. (April 1, 1935 – September 1, 1983) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Georgia's 7th congressional district as a Democrat from 1975 until he was killed in the Soviet Union in 1983. He was a passenger on board Korean Air Lines Flight 007 when it was shot down by Soviet interceptors and presumed dead. A conservative Democrat, McDonald was active in numerous civic organizations and maintained a very conservative voting record in Congress. He was the prime mover in dedicating two statues in the US Congress Capitol Rotunda to prominent African American leaders. He was known for his staunch opposition to communism and believed that there were longstanding covert efforts being made by the Trilateral Commission and other powerful US groups to bring about socialism and world government. He was the second president of the John Birch Society and also a cousin of General George S. Patton. ==Early life and career== Larry McDonald was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, more specifically in the eastern part of the city that is in DeKalb County. As a child, he attended several private and parochial schools before attending a non-denominational high school.〔 He spent two years at high school before graduating in 1951.〔 He studied at Davidson College from 1951 until 1953, spending time studying history.〔〔 He entered the Emory University School of Medicine at the age of 17, graduating in 1957.〔〔 He trained at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta as a urologist. From 1959 to 1961, he served as a flight surgeon in the United States Navy stationed at the Keflavík naval base in Iceland. McDonald married an Icelandic national, Anna Tryggvadottir, with whom he would eventually have three children: Tryggvi Paul, Callie Grace, and Mary Elizabeth.〔 It was in Iceland that McDonald first began to take note of communism. He felt the U.S. Embassy in Reykjavik was doing things advantageous to the Communists; therefore he went to his commanding officer, but was told he did not understand the big picture.〔 After his tour of service he practiced medicine at the McDonald Urology Clinic in Atlanta. He took an increasing interest in politics, reading books on political history and foreign policy.〔 He joined the John Birch Society—a conservative, anti-communist organization—in 1966 or 1967.〔International Committee for the Rescue of KAL 007 Survivors, The. "(Lawrence 'Larry' Patton McDonald )". March 10, 2009. Retrieved 2010-01-21.〕 McDonald's passionate preoccupation with politics led to a divorce from his first wife.〔 McDonald made one unsuccessful run for Congress in 1972 before being elected in 1974. In 1975, he married Kathryn Jackson, whom he met while giving a speech in California.〔 He fathered two children with Kathryn. McDonald served as a member on the Georgia State Medical Education Board (as chairman 1969–1974〔), the National Historical Society, the Cobb County Chamber of Commerce, and received numerous civil honors. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Larry McDonald」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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