Blind Ambition: The End of the Story
Faust writes his own story. In the vast literature of those who came to Washington and lived to tell the tale there is nothing else like this. Blind Ambition is not only the best and most enduring book written from inside the Nixon White House, it is a classic of lost illusions. Now, in this new edition, John W. Dean, who has gained his understanding of the past through unsparing honesty, defends history itself from the charlatans and quacks who would distort it. --Sidney Blumenthal Journalist, political editor of The Daily Beast, and author of The Clinton Wars and The Permanent Campaign: Inside the World of Elite Political OperativesBlind Ambition uniquely takes the reader inside the Nixon White House, of particular interest as the Nixon administration crumbled under the impact of Watergate. Blind Ambition was a classic of its kind. Now Blind Ambition has been re-issued with an indispensable Afterword providing further valuable information. --Jeffery Hart, Professor Emeritus of English, Darthmouth College, longtime editor of the National ReviewJohn Dean's Blind Ambition happily is available again - and with a brilliant Afterword that provides an up-to-date account of the Watergate affair, using new documentation. Dean's memoir reminds us again of his crucial role in laying bare the sordid facts of Richard Nixon and all the President's men. He offers a unique accounting of the events and his own role in them. Rare indeed is a memoir so utterly lacking in self-righteousness, false piety, and special pleading. It is a sobering reminder of the perils of ambition. --Stanley Kutler, historian & author of The Wars of Watergate and Abuse of Power: The New Nixon Tapes