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Americans like to give their President the benefit of the doubt. If you look at the poll numbers, people knew Nixon was deeply involved in Watergate and stayed with him for a long time. It's a natural tendency.
John Dean
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Age: 86
Born: 1938
Born: October 14
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John Wesley Dean III
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