{"product_id":"blind-ambition-the-white-house-years-9781504041010","title":"Blind Ambition: The White House Years","description":"\u003cb\u003eA six-month \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller: \"Not only the best Watergate book, but a very good book indeed\" (\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Called \"fascinating\" by \u003ci\u003eCommentary\u003c\/i\u003e, which noted that \"there can be little doubt of  Dean's] memory or his candor,\" \u003ci\u003eBlind Ambition\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e hailed it \"the flip side of \u003ci\u003eAll the President's Men\u003c\/i\u003e--a document, a minefield, and prime entertainment.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Today, Dean is a respected and outspoken advocate for transparency and ethics in government, and the bestselling author of such books as \u003ci\u003eThe Nixon Defense\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWorse Than Watergate\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eConservatives Without Conscience\u003c\/i\u003e. Here, in \u003ci\u003eBlind Ambition\u003c\/i\u003e, 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\" (\u003ci\u003eForeign Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Road Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/20\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781504041010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 504\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.20w x 1.30d","brand":"John W. Dean","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36655189065884,"sku":"9781504041010","price":24.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_32abee15-e909-4a1b-955f-428816ade227.jpg?v=1603884950","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/blind-ambition-the-white-house-years-9781504041010","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}