John Dean
John W. Dean III (born 1938) was White House counsel to Richard Nixon from 1970 to 1972.
Quotes
- 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).
- 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.
- Dean, John (2004). Worse Than Watergate: The Secret Presidency of George W. Bush. Little, Brown & Company. ISBN 0641735421.
- This memorandum addresses the matter of how we can maximize the fact of our incumbency in dealing with persons known to be active in their opposition to our Administration, Stated a bit more bluntly—how we can use the available federal machinery to screw our political enemies.
- Memorandum from Dean to Lawrence Higby dated August 16, 1971, regarding the purpose of Nixon's Enemies List
External links
This article is issued from
Wikiquote.
The text is licensed under Creative
Commons - Attribution - Sharealike.
Additional terms may apply for the media files.