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John Dean's "Authoritarian Nightmare"

Book cover for "Authoritarian NIghtmare"

John Dean served as White House counsel for President Richard Nixon from 1970 to 1973. During the Watergate scandal, his Congressional testimony helped lead to Nixon’s resignation.

Dean has written about Watergate in his New York Times bestsellers "Blind Ambition" and "The Nixon Defense: What He Knew and When He Knew It." Among his other books are the national bestsellers "Worse Than Watergate" and "Conservatives Without Conscience." He is a regular political and legal commentator on CNN.

John Dean join us to discuss his new book, "Authoritarian Nightmare: Trump & His Followers."

Joe talks to people on the radio for a living. In addition to countless impressive human "gets" - he has talked to a lot of Muppets. Joe grew up in Philadelphia, has been on the area airwaves for more than 25 years and currently lives in Washington County, NY with his wife, Kelly, and their dog, Brady. And yes, he reads every single book.