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Lädt ... Blind Ambition: The White House Years (1976)von John Dean
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Keine Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. ![]() About average as a memoir, this book’s special interest is, of course, the downfall of Richard Nixon and his presidency. Dean pulls no punches and doesn’t try to excuse himself in any way. It’s interesting to compare the events that led to Nixon’s downfall with the events of Trump’s presidency and their aftermath. In Blind Ambition, John Dean chronicled his experience as US President Richard Nixon's attorney, with a focus on the Watergate scandal that led to Nixon's impeachment and resignation. Ghost written with Taylor Branch, Dean's book is a frank portrayal of the criminality of the Nixon administration and of the cover - up that led to prosecution and conviction of several top administration officials. The book also is Dean's personal account of how he became so blinded by loyalty and ambition as to participate in obstruction of justice and the payment of hush money to the Watergate burglars -- crimes to which he pleaded guilty in federal court. More than three decades later, Blind Ambition retains iconic status as the most revealing personal account of the inner workings of the Nixon administration, certainly moreso than the self- serving accounts of the other personalities of the Watergate scandal. Anyone interested in understanding the Nixon administration and its downfall should read this book -- ideally in the updated edition of 2009. For other views of the scandal, see Woodward and Bernstein's All the President's Men and The Final Days. keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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A six-month New York Times bestseller: "Not only the best Watergate book, but a very good book indeed" (The Sunday Times). As White House counsel to Richard Nixon, a young John W. Dean was one of the primary players in the Watergate scandal--and ultimately became the government's key witness in the investigations that ended the Nixon presidency. After the scandal subsided, Dean rebuilt his career, first in business and then as a bestselling author and lecturer. But while the events were still fresh in his mind, he wrote this remarkable memoir about the operations of the Nixon White House and the crisis that led to the president's resignation. Called "fascinating" by Commentary, which noted that "there can be little doubt of [Dean's] memory or his candor," Blind Ambition offers an insider's view of the deceptions and machinations that brought down an administration and changed the American people's view of politics and power. It also contains Dean's own unsparing reflections on the personal demons that drove him to participate in the sordid affair. Upon its original publication, Kirkus Reviews hailed it "the flip side of All the President's Men--a document, a minefield, and prime entertainment." Today, Dean is a respected and outspoken advocate for transparency and ethics in government, and the bestselling author of such books as The Nixon Defense, Worse Than Watergate, and Conservatives Without Conscience. Here, in Blind Ambition, he "paints a candid picture of the sickening moral bankruptcy which permeated the White House and to which he contributed. His memory of who said what and to whom is astounding" (Foreign Affairs). Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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