John Dean

Why Televised Hearings Mattered During Watergate But May Not Today

by James Robenalt

The whistleblower today has been backed up by others who had direct knowledge, making his or her account now superfluous. John Dean had no such back-up from others; he had to wait a year for his testimony to be fully corroborated by the tapes themselves.

Key Nixon Accuser Returns To Capitol With Sights Set On Another President

Dean was a key Watergate insider – and whistle blower – due to his special role as White House counsel. 

There Is a Cancer Growing On Trump’s Presidency

by James D. Robenalt

It's not "RATS" who are doing him damage.  

Not Watergate, Not Yet

by James Warren

"Nixon's 'Saturday Night Massacre' was clearly a sinister act and effort to kill an investigation. What is not clear is whether Trump has botched this or it is a sinister act."

Nixon’s Righthand Man Makes Amends – Or Tries to

by Diana Klebanow

Dean has worked very hard to erase the image of him as a villain, but it remains to be seen whether he really should be regarded as a hero.

Former Nixon Counsel John Dean: Right-Wing Media Impeachment Calls, Watergate Comparisons "Absolutely Silliness"

"The conservative media just doesn't seem to understand the impeachment clause. It is not designed to ... besmirch a president with, and that's all they're doing with it."

Stephen Colbert's 40th Anniversary Show on the Resignation of Richard Nixon

Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert's history of Watergate features interviews with Pat Buchanan and John Dean. 

Bob Dallek in the NYT gives a rave review of John Dean's history of Watergate cover-up

by Robert Dallek

A review of Dean's new book, "The Nixon Defense."