The Nixon defense : what he knew and when he knew it / John W. Dean.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 661-719) and index.

Part I. Covering up (June 20 to July 1, 1972) -- June 20, 1972 (Tuesday): before and after the 18 1/2-minute gap -- June 21, 1972 (Wednesday): creating the cover-up scenario -- June 22, 1972 (Thursday): first Watergate-related press conference -- June 23, 1972 (Friday): firing "the smoking gun" -- June 24 to July 1, 1972: Martha's breakdown, John's resignation and another scenario -- Part II. Containing (July 1972 through December 1972) -- July 6 to July 18, 1972: the call from Gray and a walk on the beach -- July 19 to August 18, 1972: concern over Magruder's testimony -- August 17 to September 15, 1972: investigations, indictment and the president meets with his White House counsel -- Late September through October 1972: Segretti merges with Watergate -- November 1 to December 30, 1972: reelection, reorganization, a Dean report considered, Chapin's departure and Dorothy Hunt's death -- Part III. Unraveling (January 1 to March 23, 1973) -- January 1973: keeping Magruder happy, giving Hunt assurances and the Watergate break-in trial -- February 3 to 23, 1973: Senate Watergate Committee and Gray's nomination -- February 27 to March 15, 1973: Nixon discovers his White House counsel and Gray puts me in the spotlight -- March 16 to 20, 1973: return of the Dean report, the Ellsberg break-in and Hunt's blackmail -- March 21 to 22, 1973: a cancer on the presidency and Nixon's response -- Part IV. The Nixon defense (March 23 to May 22, 1973) -- March 23 to April 13, 1973: options and indecision -- April 14 to 30, 1973: pricking the boil and cleaning house -- May 1 to 10, 1973: new team, tough tactics and rough new issues -- May 11 to 22, 1973: a preemptive defense statement -- May 23 to July 16, 1973: discrediting Dean and the beginning of the end -- Epilogue.