Oliver North Marries Fawn Hall Decades After Iran-Contra Scandal

Lead Oliver North wed former secretary Fawn Hall in Arlington County, Virginia, on August 27, nearly 40 years after they became central figures in the Iran-Contra affair.

Nut Graf The private civil ceremony binds two individuals whose actions in the mid-1980s-selling arms to Iran and diverting proceeds to Nicaraguan rebels-sparked one of Washington’s most enduring political controversies.

Ceremony Details

• Date and Location: August 27, Arlington County, Virginia
• Officiant: Retired Virginia district court judge Dean S. Worcester
• Attendees: Close friends and family; North’s four adult children reportedly unaware until after the event

Shared History

North, a retired Marine lieutenant colonel and former National Security Council aide, and Hall, famed for shredding incriminating documents, first worked together during the Reagan administration’s covert operations. Their collaboration and Hall’s dramatic paper-shredding stunt became symbols of the scandal that embroiled President Ronald Reagan’s White House.

Legacy of the Scandal

Their marriage rekindles public interest in a controversy that led to North’s 1989 convictions-later overturned-and Hall’s immunity from prosecution. Both have largely avoided the spotlight in recent decades, though North remained a prominent conservative commentator and brief NRA president, and Hall maintained a low profile.

Looking Ahead

While neither North nor Hall has commented publicly since the news broke, their union serves as a reminder of the personal bonds formed amid one of the most contentious episodes in modern U.S. political history.