Blind Ambition

Based on the memoirs of John W. Dean III and his wife Maureen, this four-part miniseries reconstructs the Watergate cover-up. In Part 1, Dean (Martin Sheen) is appointed special counsel to President Nixon (Rip Torn). H.R. Haldeman: Lawrence Pressman. Maureen: Theresa Russell. G. Gordon Liddy: William Daniels. John Ehrlichman: Graham Jarvis. John Mitchell: John Randolph. Jack Caulfield: Gerald S. O’Loughlin. Fred Fielding: Clifford David. Charles Shaffer: Ed Flanders.