John Wesley Dean III (1938—) is an author, columnist, and commentator on contemporary politics. Most famously, Dean served as White House Counsel to President Richard Nixon from 1970 to 1973, and became the star witness of the Watergate prosecution.

Dean was born in Akron, Ohio. He attended Colgate University with a major in English literature, and then The College of Wooster, where he graduated with a B.A. in Political Science in 1961. Four years later, he earned a law degree from Georgetown University. Upon graduation, he began work at a law firm in Washington, D.C.

In 2000, Dean retired to become a successful author, lecturer, and columnist. He resides in Beverly Hills, CA, and frequently appears on MNSBC’s Countdown with Keith Olbermann. In 2004, Dean published Worse than Watergate, a critical indictment of the George W. Bush administration, which claims that Bush and Vice-President Dick Cheney lied to the Congress and calls for their impeachment. Worse than Watergate spent 10 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list. Dean’s 2006 book, Conservatives without Conscience, links his work to that of Senator Barry Goldwater, whose classic political text The Conscience of a Conservative inspired Dean throughout his career. Released in summer 2006, Dean’s book asserts that American conservatism after Goldwater has faltered and been replaced with a dangerous breed of authoritarianism, and notes the dishonesty of the authoritarian-conservative elite’s support of the GOP. The book spent 6 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list.

Dean’s latest title, Broken Government: How Republican Rule Destroyed the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches was released September 2007.



Barry M. Goldwater, Jr. (1938—) is part of the legendary Goldwater family from Arizona, well-respected both for their mercantile business ventures that date back to 1850 and, more recently, for their distinguished political record over the last two generations. Upon his graduation from Arizona State University, Barry, Jr. moved to Los Angeles to become a stockbroker, and eventually a partner, in a Los Angeles securities firm. At the firm, he developed an institutional customer base, traded large blocks of securities on all stock exchanges, and also became
knowledgeable in financial planning, security law, and underwriting.

Barry, Jr.’s devoted public support of his father’s political career dates back to 1964, which found son traversing the country campaigning for father, Senator Barry Goldwater, who was then running for President of the United States. This process set the standard for the remarkable record of public service that Barry, Jr. would soon begin to amass.

At the age of 30, Barry, Jr. won a seat in Congress, the beginning of eight such wins. He served in Washington, D.C. for 14 years, representing the 500,000 constituents of northern Los Angeles. He and his father made U.S. history as one of the few father-son pairs ever to serve in Congress simultaneously. Barry, Jr. has served on a number of committees, including the Committee on Science and Technology, the Committee on Public Works and Transportation, the Joint Committee on Energy, and the Privacy Commission. He has been involved with the National Aeronautic Association, the National Wildlife Federation, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, and the American Numismatic Association. His humanitarian projects have led to awards such as the Leadership Award from the President's Commission on Employment of the Handicapped and an Achievement Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

Congressman Barry Goldwater, Jr. retired from politics in 1983 and re-entered the business world in California, New York, and Arizona. He currently resides in Phoenix with his wife Sylvia Goldwater and near his son Barry M. Goldwater III.

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