Best known for his role in covering up the Watergate scandal when serving as White House Counsel for Richard Nixon from July 1970 until April 1973, it was John Dean’s subsequent testimony to Congress as a witness that was critical in causing that president’s resignation. In his latest book “Authoritarian Nightmare: Trump and His Followers,” John and co-author Bob Altemeyer look to social science and polling data in an attempt to understand the Trump phenomenon and consider what can be done to stop it. Join us for a fresh look at the President and his followers from an icon of presidential history in this installment of Leonard Lopate at Large on WBAI.