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John Dean on 'The Nixon Defense'

Clip: 08/18/2014 | 11m 19s

Forty years ago, President Richard Nixon resigned his presidency following the Watergate scandal. We talk to Nixon's legal counsel John Dean, who was instrumental in the cover-up following the burglary at the Democratic National Committee headquarters and whose testimony before a Senate committee led to Nixon's resignation. Dean is out with a new book.

Aired: 08/18/14

Rating: NR

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