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'''John Dean''' is an American author, attorney, investment banker, convicted felon, and counsel to President [[Richard Nixon]]. Dean was a member of the [[Republican]] party, but is now an Independent.
Mr. Dean plead guilty to charges of obstruction of justice in 1973 in a trial related to the [[Watergate]] scandal. He testified against other Watergate conspirators, including [[H. R. Haldeman]], [[John Erlichman]], and [[John Mitchell]].
Dean is the author of several books, including ''Conservatives Without Conscience'' (2006); ''Worse Than Watergate: The Secret Presidency of George W. Bush'' (2004); and ''The Rehnquist Choice: The Untold Story of the Nixon Appointment that Redefined the Supreme Court'' (2001). He is the co-author, with [[Arthur Schlesinger]], of ''Warren G. Harding'' (2004), from ''The American Presidents'' series (Times Books).