25 Quotes by John Dean

An answer is always a form of death.

Richard Nixon has a very distinctive on-stage sound. He also has a very distinctive off-stage sound. And he's a little bit more angry off-stage. Surprisingly so,

I failed to convince President Nixon that morning and the rest, as they say, is history.

I think it's important that the committee sometimes hear from the dark side. Those of us from that perspective can add some insights that might not otherwise be available to a body like this.

Our history here in Sackets Harbor, our whole renaissance that's taken place over the last 25-30 years, is based on the fact that the community has come to understand how important it's history is, and how important it's history is to our future as well.

There's no hard evidence offered whatsoever in this piece, no corroborating evidence, no inside information only Deep Throat would know,

This is a part of a very consistent, long-term, early announced policy of this presidency that they are seeking to build presidential power for the sake of presidential power.

Not since Richard Nixon stiffed the Congress during Watergate has a White House so openly and arrogantly defied Congress' investigative authority. Nor has any activity by the Bush administration more strongly suggested they are hiding incriminating information about their relationship with the now-moribund Enron, or other heavy-hitting campaign contributors from the energy business.

I don't think there is any question there were times he (Nixon) wanted to get the story out and have it go away. But then every time you heard the problems (he) realized he couldn't.