The War On News

How governments have limited journalists, 1900 to today.

Claim 129

White House Counsel John Dean's August 16, 1971 memo described how the Nixon administration could use the machinery of the federal government against people it considered political enemies.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement
White House Counsel John Dean's August 16, 1971 memo described how the Nixon administration could use the machinery of the federal government against people it considered political enemies.
Field
stated_justification
Value
Dean memo purpose
About
incident 1971-us-nixon-enemies-list
Source
Nixon's Enemies List
Publisher
University of North Carolina Library, A Southern View of Watergate exhibit
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
current

Quotation from the source

how we can use the available federal machinery to screw our political enemies