John W. Dean
Birth date: October 14, 1938
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Warren G. Harding usually is ranked among the worst occupants of the American presidency, largely as a result of the scandals associated with his administration. Yet the accused in America can almost always find a defender, and John Dean ably takes up Harding's cause to argue that his low standing i...
Dean writes here about “the often ignored processes of the federal government.” (p xv) This is a book that is rich in analysis, information that was new to me, references to other writers in the covered fields. It was interesting to learn of Nixon’s involvement with Supreme Court politics. When Ear...
This is a must read for those with an interest in contemporary political affairs. Dean, a Goldwater Republican, is interested in authoritarianism within the conservative movement. He begins by looking for a definition of conservatism. This is no mean feat, as the definition is as variable as the pe...
Dean focused on the Bush/Cheney obsession with secrecy. He says that while Nixon ultimately resorted to a paranoid concern with secrecy, the Bush/Cheney administration started out with an agenda that called for eliminating any light on White House activities. He is also quite adamant in pointing out...
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