Lost Honor

by John W. Dean and Jane Wong

Released from prison in January 1975, John Dean thought that the nightmare was over, that Watergate was behind him. He was wrong, because even as he tried to move away from the events of Watergate, he... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0936906154
• ISBN13: 9780936906157
• Release Date: January 1982
• Publisher: Stratford Pr
• Length: 370 Pages
• Weight: 1.67 lbs.

Customer Reviews

WATERGATE JUNKY

I have been fascinated with the far reaching Watergate monster since the Senate Committee hearings in 1973. I distinctly remember having the unpopular feeling that John Dean was telling the truth amidst the multiple lies of all of Richard Nixon's "flunkies". When the revelation of the Nixon White House tapes corroborated virtually all of Dean's testimony, I looked forward to his story. "Lost Honor" is a great follow-up to Dean's initial account of the amazing cover-up that engulfed and destroyed a presidency ("Blind Ambition").

Deep Throat and self-examination

John Dean's follow-on to Blind Ambition is an interesting self-examination punctuated with commentary on Dean's suspicions regarding the true identity of Bob Woodward's source Deep Throat. The latter is the reason the book sold (if it did) while the former obviously was Dean's motivation for writing the book.I listened to rather than read the book. The recording was well done, and the topic lends itself to the book on tape approach. Dean's tone is conversational, although the material may be a bit impenetrable unless one has a basic working knowledge of Watergate and its players.Dean's self-examination is illuminating not only of his own feelings but also of our media culture, which presumably has only gotten worse since this book was published 20 years ago. Dean's predictions about presidential scandals of the future and the media's handling of it were prescient. I would like to see a book by Dean on Monicagate.Dean's analysis of the Deep Throat question is incisive. He starts with the obvious, but he also examines the obscure, behind the scenes players who may have had the information necessary to be Deep Throat. His commentary on the shoddiness of the Washington Post's reporting is a bit self-serving; he prefers to see himself as the one who broke the story. That said, it is a thoughtful and seemingly fair rebuttal of the conventional wisdom that "Woodstein" brought down the president.All in all, a satisfying trip to an earlier time.

Fine work on John Dean's life post watergate

It has been several years since I read this book, however it was a very good follow up to John Dean's book on the Watergate affair and his role in it.I have found that many times over the years after I read a book, and become intrigued with the main character's life, hoping for a sequel. This book filled that need for me.John Dean is a very intersting, multi faceted, much misunderstood individual. Reading the second book, helps to understand him and his motivations in the Watergate affair.