Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read blind ambition. Deancolodny interview transcript and tape january 5, 1989. A lot of what dean writes in blind ambition is self serving bullshit. Blind ambition is clearly one of a handful of the most incisive, insightful books to have arisen from the watergate crisis. The very long about 6 hours and historically accurate saga of president richard nixon and the watergate scandal as presented by john dean iii and maureen dean. Dean included the scanlans episode in his 1976 book blind ambition, which became the basis for a 1979 cbs miniseries starring. His guilty plea to a single felony in exchange for becoming a key witness for the. The book has square solid edges, and the binding is tight. Hollywood, blind ambition, john deans account of his white house career and of events leading to the watergate scandal, will.
He is a writer, known for nixon 1995, untitled chris pine watergate project and blind ambition 1979. John dean s autobiography, blind ambition, has stirred controversy since its publication in 1976, including a 2009 revision that contains a fresh afterword and what dean called new evidence that linked president richard nixon to the watergate breakin. John dean has written a book the aims of which are first to make money and second to disprove joseph alsops contention that its author is a bottomdwelling slug. Whiskers episodeblind ambition, a television episode of family guyblind ambitions, a television episode of the golden girls. The white house years first edition, first printing by john w. John wesley dean iii born october 14, 1938 is a former attorney who served as white house. Columns by john dean verdict legal analysis and commentary. If the book does not explain watergate, neither does it explain john dean. John dean, who worked for nixon, sizes up trump the new. He has been married to maureen dean since october, 1972. This, if anything, is the payoff story of the nixon white house. Dean was the first to tell his story, so it was against his story that everybody elses story was compared and if their version of events didnt match dean s they were considered to be lies. The dustjacket has no tears, but is slightly rubbed.
The veterans of the nixonadministration scandals have displayed almost the full range of possible reactions. He later became a commentator on contemporary politics, a book author, and a columnist for findlaws writ. John dean was born on october 14, 1938 in akron, ohio, usa as john wesley dean iii. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. Blind ambition by john dean, dean john, john dean alibris. Blind ambition, a book attributed to john dean which was ghostwritten by taylor branch. The new material in blind ambition consists mostly of the part of john deans story he was afraid to tell under oath. After retiring from a business career as a private investment banker doing middlemarket mergers and acquisitions, he returned to fulltime writing and lecturing, including as a columnist for findlaws writ from. Blind ambition is an autobiographical account of a young lawyer who accelerated to the top of the federal power structure to become counsel to the president at 30 years of age, only to discover that when reaching the top, he had touched the bottom. John dean was 31 years old when richard nixon appointed him white house counsel. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. The white house years is a detailed memoir by john dean of the time he served as white house counsel to president richard nixon. Dean was one of the primary players in the watergate scandaland ultimately became the governments key witness in the investigations that ended the nixon presidency. Dean was disbarred, but went on to have a career in investment banking and is a darling of the political left because he is a frequent critic of republican presidents and politicians.
John deanblind ambition1976simon and schuster 6 x 9412 pageshardcover book with jacketwith photossigned by author. Blind ambition book by john dean, dean john, john dean 1. Certainly, dean has produced in blind ambition, with the help of his collaborator, the wellknown and skillful journalist taylor branch, an interesting chronicle of megalomania and deception, a. John deans dramatic account of his years in the white house is the most brutally honest memoir in american political history. John dean blind ambition 1976 book signed autograph. Aside from being a very intelligent and honest individual, john w. Blind ambition a sixmonth new york times bestseller.
Television series docudrama traces the career of john dean, special counsel of president nixon. John dean admits biography contains false information. Page two of the dean section contains a lengthy interview with john dean 01051989, in which he contradicts himself on many key subjects, including his role in the famous nixon smoking gun tape. The new material in blind ambition consists mostly of. Blind ambition has 1 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Among his fourteen other books are the national bestsellers worse than watergate, conservatives without conscience, and broken government. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers. Tv takes another look at watergate in blind ambition. In the 1979 tv miniseries, blind ambition, dean was played by martin sheen. Nixon has been defiant, agnew vulgar, krogh apologetic, ehrlichman inventive, mitchell silent, colson reborn, and dean descriptive. As white house counsel to richard nixon, a young john w. Dean said the new version exposed his critics as fast buck artists who conjured up a distorted image of the truth. This novel tells of the life of john dean during his time spent in the white house during the nixon administration and everything that entailed.
Making no attempt to prettify the sordidness of the nixon administration or his own initial enthusiastic contribution to it, he takes us down corridors where no other writer has been able to lead us. With martin sheen, michael callan, william daniels, clifford david. Dean is known for his role in the coverup of the watergate scandal and his subsequent testimony to congress as a witness. Blind ambition by john dean with original newspaper. Dean excels at writing and he has fashioned this very informative book into one of the most interesting that i have read. Dean has written about watergate in his new york times bestsellers blind ambition and the nixon defense. Blind ambition, conservatives without conscience, worse. Every page of this relentlessly selfcentered book conveys the authenticity of having. John deans autobiography, blind ambition, has stirred controversy since its publication in 1976, including a 2009 revision that contains a fresh afterword and what dean called new evidence that linked president richard nixon to the watergate breakin. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers.
Blind ambition meets blind justice chicago tribune. Buy blind ambition by john dean, dean john, john dean online at alibris. In 1970 john dean was interviewed as the next counsel to the president. The white house years john wesley dean snippet view 1976. John recounted his days at the nixon white house and watergate in two books.
He tries to make some sense of the cascade of events resulting from the breakin at the watergate hotel in washington d. In the 1995 film, nixon, directed by oliver stone, dean was played by david hyde pierce. It has been reissued with a wonderful addendum after decades of being out of print. In reissuing blind ambition, which spent six months on the new york times bestseller list and has been out of print for over two decades, author john dean has added a powerful new afterword, an extended essay in which he explains with the new clarity why and how a bungled, conspicuously amateurish burglary at the democratic national committee. A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. John deans autobiography, blind ambition, has stirred controversy since its. The description that dean gives of nixon throughout the book corroborates the statements by bob haldeman and john erlichman. Dean was the first to tell his story, so it was against his story that everybody elses. Not only the best watergate book, but a very good book indeed the sunday times. About average as a memoir, this book s special interest is, of course, the downfall of richard nixon and his presidency. John wesley dean iii born october 14, 1938 is a former attorney who served as white house counsel for united states president richard nixon from july 1970 until april 1973. Not only the best watergate book, but a very good book indeed thesunday times. This copy of blind ambition comes with original newspaper clippings relating to watergate. Unconstrained now, and mercifully uncontrite, dean recounts, e.
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