John Dean

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author lawyer person political commentator

John Dean is a former White House Counsel best known for his central role in the Watergate scandal and his testimony against President Richard Nixon.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	author → lawyer → person → political commentator →
appearedOn	news and political commentary programs in the United States →
birthDate	1938-10-14 →
birthPlace	Akron, Ohio, United States →
conviction	obstruction of justice (Watergate-related) →
cooperatedWith	Watergate prosecutors →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
educatedAt	Georgetown University → Georgetown University Law Center → The College of Wooster →
employer	Nixon administration → Office of the President of the United States → White House →
endTime	1973 (as White House Counsel) →
familyName	Dean →
fieldOfWork	law → politics →
fullName	John Wesley Dean III →
genre	memoir → political non-fiction →
givenName	John →
hasPoliticalAlignment	associated with Republican Party (earlier career) →
knownFor	early cooperation with investigators during Watergate → public criticism of presidential abuses of power →
language	English →
laterKnownAs	critic of modern conservative movement →
legalStatus	convicted in connection with Watergate scandal →
notableFor	central role in the Watergate scandal → testimony against President Richard Nixon →
occupation	White House Counsel → attorney →
participantIn	Watergate scandal →
positionHeld	White House Counsel →
residence	United States →
sentence	reduced sentence in exchange for cooperation →
spouse	Maureen Dean →
startTime	1970 (as White House Counsel) →
testifiedBefore	United States Senate Watergate Committee →
wrote	Blind Ambition → Broken Government → Conservatives Without Conscience → Lost Honor → The Nixon Defense → Worse Than Watergate →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities → United States Senate Watergate Committee →	notableWitness
Watergate scandal →	involves
White House Counsel →	notableOfficeHolder