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Worse than Watergate: The Secret Presidency of George W. Bush is a 2004 book by author and Watergate figure John W. Dean. Dean criticizes the secrecy employed by US President Bush and his Vice-President Dick Cheney, depriving citizens of the ability to make informed decisions, and draws parallels with the government of US President ...
- John W. Dean
- 2004
- Taylor Gee
- April 30, 1973: Senator Barry Goldwater on Chappaquiddick. “I think the country sure as hell forgot about Chappaquiddick in a hurry, and I think that’s worse than Watergate.”
- May 6, 1973: Norman Cousins on rigged public polling by the Nixon adminstration. “Even more serious than Watergate, it seems to me, is the deception of the American voters by the rigged public opinion polls, the counterfeit political advertisements and the phony telegrams—all of which, it develops, were carried out by some of the same characters who staged Watergate.”
- May 9, 1973: The Baltimore Sun editorial board on the break-in at Daniel Ellsberg's psychiatrist’s office. “There are connections between Watergate and the Pentagon Papers case now on trial in Los Angeles, notably in the participation in both of the former White House thug-in-residence, E. Howard Hunt. …
- Winter, 1980: Ronald Reagan on Supreme Court rulings upholding abortion rights. “… an abuse of power worse than Watergate.”
Apr 6, 2004 · Worse than Watergate is an excellent analysis of the secretive and deceptive means of the Bush Administration whether it involved domestic or foreign issues and how the Bush Administration used deception and secrets to advance their personal agendas and interests.
- (1.2K)
- Hardcover
- John W. Dean
Apr 6, 2004 · Some "neocons" reject the parallel and compare Bush to his father's predecessor, Ronald Reagan, citing a plainspoken quality and a belief in deep tax cuts. But John Dean goes further back, seeing in Bush all the secrecy and scandal of Dean's former boss, the notorious Richard Nixon.
- (227)
- 2004
- John W. Dean
xvii, 253 pages ; 22 cm. This book began as an admonition. Only ignorance or bliss, I figured at the time, could lead another president and the White House to make the same kind of mistakes we made during Nixon's presidency. Includes bibliographical references and index. Access-restricted-item.
May 2, 2004 · George W. Bush and Richard B. Cheney have created the most secretive presidency of my lifetime. Their secrecy is far worse than during Watergate, and it bodes even more serious consequences.
Mar 31, 2010 · Worse than Watergate : the secret presidency of George W. Bush : Dean, John W. (John Wesley), 1938- : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive. by. Dean, John W. (John Wesley), 1938- Publication date. 2004. Topics.
