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A six-month New York Times bestseller: "Not only the best Watergate
book, but a very good book indeed" (The Sunday Times). As White
House counsel to Richard Nixon, a young John W. Dean was one of the
primary players in the Watergate scandal-and ultimately became the
government's key witness in the investigations that ended the Nixon
presidency. After the scandal subsided, Dean rebuilt his career,
first in business and then as a bestselling author and lecturer.
But while the events were still fresh in his mind, he wrote this
remarkable memoir about the operations of the Nixon White House and
the crisis that led to the president's resignation. Called
"fascinating" by Commentary, which noted that "there can be little
doubt of [Dean's] memory or his candor," Blind Ambition offers an
insider's view of the deceptions and machinations that brought down
an administration and changed the American people's view of
politics and power. It also contains Dean's own unsparing
reflections on the personal demons that drove him to participate in
the sordid affair. Upon its original publication, Kirkus Reviews
hailed it "the flip side of All the President's Men-a document, a
minefield, and prime entertainment." Today, Dean is a respected and
outspoken advocate for transparency and ethics in government, and
the bestselling author of such books as The Nixon Defense, Worse
Than Watergate, and Conservatives Without Conscience. Here, in
Blind Ambition, he "paints a candid picture of the sickening moral
bankruptcy which permeated the White House and to which he
contributed. His memory of who said what and to whom is astounding"
(Foreign Affairs).
The concluding volume of "The New York Times" bestselling trilogy
One of today's most outspoken and respected political commentators
asks: How can our democracy function when the key institutions of
government no longer operate as intended by the Constitution?
Stepping back to assess three decades of nearly continuous
Republican rule, John W. Dean surveys the damage done to the three
branches of government and traces their decline through the
presidencies of Nixon, Ford, Reagan, Bush I, and Bush II. Speaking
to what the average moderate citizen can do to combat extremism,
authoritarianism, incompetence, and the Republicans? deliberate
focus on polarizing social issues, "Broken Government" is a
must-have book for voters this election year.
On the heels of his national bestseller Worse Than Watergate, John
Dean takes a critical look at the current conservative movement In
Conservatives Without Conscience, John Dean places the conservative
movement's inner circle of leaders in the Republican Party under
scrutiny. Dean finds their policies and mind- set to be
fundamentally authoritarian, and as such, a danger to democracy. By
examining the legacies of such old-line conservatives as J. Edgar
Hoover, Spiro Agnew, and Phyllis Schlafly and of such current
figures as Dick Cheney, Newt Gingrich, and leaders of the Religious
Right, Dean presents an alarming record of abuses of power. His
trenchant analysis of how conservatism has lost its bearings serves
as a chilling warning and a stirring inspiration to safeguard
constitutional principles.
President Nixon’s former counsel illuminates another presidency marked by scandal
Warren G. Harding may be best known as America’s worst president. Scandals plagued him: the Teapot Dome affair, corruption in the Veterans Bureau and the Justice Department, and the posthumous revelation of an extramarital affair.
Raised in Marion, Ohio, Harding took hold of the small town’s newspaper and turned it into a success. Showing a talent for local politics, he rose quickly to the U.S. Senate. His presidential campaign slogan, “America’s present need is not heroics but healing, not nostrums but normalcy,” gave voice to a public exhausted by the intense politics following World War I. Once elected, he pushed for legislation limiting the number of immigrants; set high tariffs to relieve the farm crisis after the war; persuaded Congress to adopt unified federal budget creation; and reduced income taxes and the national debt, before dying unexpectedly in 1923.
In this wise and compelling biography, John W. Dean—no stranger to controversy himself—recovers the truths and explodes the myths surrounding our twenty-ninth president’s tarnished legacy.
In 1971, William Rehnquist seemed the perfect choice to fill a seat on the United States Supreme Court. He was a young, well-polished lawyer who shared many of President Richard Nixon's philosophies and faced no major objections from the Senate. But in truth, the nomination was anything but straightforward. Now, for the first time, former White House counsel John Dean tells the improbable story of Rehnquist's appointment. Dean weaves a gripping account packed with stunning new revelations: of a remarkable power play by Nixon to stack the court in his favor by forcing resignations; of Rehnquist himself, who played a role in the questionable ousting of Justice Abe Fortas; and of Nixon's failed impeachment attempt against William 0. Douglas. In his initial confirmation hearings, Rehnquist provided outrageous and unbelievable responses to questions about his controversial activities in the '50s and '60s -- yet he was confirmed with little opposition. It was only later, during his confirmation as Chief Justice, that his testimony would come under fire -- raising serious questions as to whether he had perjured himself Using newly released tapes, his own papers, and documents unearthed from the National Archives, John Dean offers readers a place in the White House inner circle, providing an unprecedented look at a government process, and a stunning expose of the man who has influenced the United States Supreme Court for the last thirty years.
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