John W. Dean, a FindLaw columnist, the former counsel to President Nixon, has written extensively on Watergate.

John W. Dean's Salon stories

Tuesday, Sep 11, 2007 03:19 PDT

"Broken Government"

I never thought that the GOP posed a threat to the well-being of our nation. But these days, I no longer recognize my old party.
Tuesday, Jun 7, 2005 07:56 PDT

Guessing game

The revelation of Deep Throat's identity has only created more mysteries.
Friday, Jan 9, 2004 12:33 PST

Why did Ashcroft remove himself from the Valerie Plame Wilson inquiry?

Signs suggest a key witness may have come forward in the leaking of a CIA agent's identity.
Thursday, Nov 13, 2003 16:28 PST

Three cheers for the Democrats' filibuster

It's time to depoliticize the judicial appointment process.
Friday, Oct 3, 2003 15:12 PDT

More vicious than Tricky Dick

John Dean says the Bush team's leaks are even viler than his former boss's -- and that Plame and Wilson should file a civil suit.
Wednesday, Jan 30, 2002 08:45 PST

Vote of no confidence

A self-described "election junkie" surveys dozens of books about the 2000 presidential contest and arrives at some troubling conclusions.
Monday, Aug 20, 2001 13:51 PDT

A few candid words about Salon Premium

A contributor explains why you should subscribe.
Friday, Jun 15, 2001 09:33 PDT

Character assassination

I've known Daniel Ellsberg for 25 years, and the new biography of the Pentagon Papers leaker is a hatchet job worthy of the White House Plumbers.
Friday, Jan 19, 2001 10:02 PST

Does "Thirteen Days" get it right?

A moviegoer with his own role in history looks at how fact-based films interpret reality.
Monday, Nov 27, 2000 10:51 PST

Not for sissies

A leading conservative scholar's hardball new translation of Tocqueville's classic "Democracy in America" is a daunting example of tough love.
Tuesday, Oct 31, 2000 05:00 PST

"Our Man in Washington" by Roy Hoopes

H.L. Mencken and James M. Cain play detective in an uproarious mystery set in a scandal-plagued capital.
Wednesday, Oct 4, 2000 01:59 PDT

The prosecution won't rest

The chief counsel in the Clinton impeachment compares the current president to Nixon. Let me count the ways he's wrong.
Friday, Sep 15, 2000 12:59 PDT

Gratuitous advice

The author of "Blind Ambition: The White House Years" and former counsel to President Nixon picks five favorite nonfiction books for the next POTUS to read.

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