{"product_id":"blind-ambition-the-white-house-years-paperback","title":"Blind Ambition: The White House Years - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn W. Dean\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn W. Dean (b. 1938) served as White House counsel for President Richard Nixon from 1970 to 1973. During the Watergate scandal, his Senate testimony helped lead to Nixon's resignation. Dean has written about Watergate in his \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers \u003ci\u003eBlind Ambition\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Nixon Defense\u003c\/i\u003e. Among his fourteen other books are the national bestsellers \u003ci\u003eWorse Than Watergate\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eConservatives Without Conscience\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBroken Government\u003c\/i\u003e. A retired investment banker, Dean is now a columnist, commentator, and teacher in a continuing legal education program for attorneys, the Watergate CLE. Most recently, Dean held the Barry Goldwater Chair of American Institutions at Arizona State University. He is currently consulting on a Watergate television series under development for ABC Entertainment. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 504\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 7.8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 20, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52625031070003,"sku":"9781504041010","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/UXVRVDZlbTBoUDUzUDFIa09kSHR4QT09.webp?v=1762023529","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/blind-ambition-the-white-house-years-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}