Everette Howard Hunt Jr. was an American intelligence officer and author, best known for his central role in the Watergate scandal. He served for decades in the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), participating in covert operations like the 1954 Guatemalan coup and the Bay of Pigs Invasion. As one of the Nixon administration's 'plumbers,' he helped organize the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters. His subsequent conviction and imprisonment became a defining moment in one of the most significant political scandals in U.S. history.