April 22, 2003

The Eisenhower Center will present a lecture and book signing featuring the well known Watergate lawyer, John W. Dean III. The lecture will be at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, May 4th in the Visitors Centers at the Eisenhower Center in Abilene.

Before becoming Counsel to the President of the United States in July 1970 at age thirty-one, John Dean was Chief Minority Counsel to the Judiciary Committee of the United States House of Representatives, the Associate Director of a law reform commission, and Associate Deputy Attorney General of the United States. He served as Richard Nixon's White House lawyer for a thousand days.

He did his undergraduate studies at Colgate University and the College of Wooster, with majors in English Literature and Political Science. He received a graduate fellowship from American University to study government and the presidency, before entering Georgetown University Law Center, where he received his JD in 1965.

Dean has written many articles and essays on law, government and politics. He has recounted his days in the Nixon White House and Watergate in two books, Blind Ambition (1976) and Lost Honor (1982). He is often called upon by newspapers, national magazines, and television news for information and comments relating to Watergate, presidential politics, and White House activities. He is being interviewed this month by PBS for a documentary on the 30th Anniversary of Watergate.

Dean, who lives in Beverly Hills, California with his wife Maureen, works as writer, lecturer and private investment banker. He recently published "The Rehnquist Choice: The Untold Story of the Nixon Appointment that Redefined the Supreme Court " and has an e-book entitled "Unmasking Deep Throat ". He will be signing his two recent books after the lecture and question and answer session. The program is open to the public free of charge.

According to Library Director Dan Holt, "John Dean is an historic figure who played a central role in what will be remembered as a watershed event in modern U.S. history. This is a unique opportunity for the public to hear a first-hand account by an eyewitness to history."

For reservation, please call the Library at 785-263-4751 or 877- RING IKE.

The Eisenhower Library is one of ten presidential libraries operated and maintained by the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC.