John Dean
American lawyer, politician
John W. Dean III (born 1938) was White House counsel to Richard Nixon from 1970 to 1972. Dean is known for his role in the cover-up of the Watergate scandal and his subsequent testimony to Congress as a witness. His guilty plea to a single felony in exchange for becoming a significant witness for the prosecution resulted in a reduced prison sentence. After his plea, he was disbarred.
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Quotes
edit- We have a cancer within, close to the presidency, that's growing.
- Said to Richard Nixon during the Watergate scandal (Tape of March 21, 1973).
- I'm anything but skittish about government, but I must say this administration is truly scary and, given the times we live in, frighteningly dangerous.
- Dean, John (2004). Worse Than Watergate: The Secret Presidency of George W. Bush. Little, Brown & Company. ISBN 0641735421.
- This memorandum addresses the matter of how we can maximize the fact of our incumbency in dealing with persons known to be active in their opposition to our Administration, Stated a bit more bluntly—how we can use the available federal machinery to screw our political enemies.
- Memorandum from Dean to Lawrence Higby dated August 16, 1971, regarding the purpose of Nixon's Enemies List
Authoritarian Nightmare (2020)
edit- Brooklyn: Melville House. Co-written with Bob Altemeyer in third-person narrative style.
- Eternal vigilance. Remember, no one said democracy would be easy.
- p. 282
