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John Dean

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American lawyer, politician

United StatesPoliticiansBorn 1938 · age 87
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S. President Richard Nixon from July 1970 until April 1973. Dean is known for his role in the cover-up of the Watergate scandal and his subsequent testimony to Congress as a witness.

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John Dean
said · Mar 21, 1973
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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).

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John Dean
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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.

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John Dean
said · 2020
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Eternal vigilance. Remember, no one said democracy would be easy.

p. 282

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About this person

John Wesley Dean III is a disbarred American attorney who served as White House Counsel for U.S. President Richard Nixon from July 1970 until April 1973. 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 key witness for the prosecution ultimately resulted in a reduced sentence, which he served at Fort Holabird in Southeast Baltimore, Maryland. After his plea, he was disbarred.

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United States
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Politicians
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Politician
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Born 1938 · age 87
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