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Former White House counsel John Dean, author of Broken Government, says the constitution is being ignored in the current administration. Cane star Jimmy Smits discusses his decision to co-exec-produce the serialized saga of a Latino family.
John Dean
John Dean
Many remember former presidential counsel John Dean as a central figure in the Watergate scandal and the chief whistleblower that helped bring down the Nixon presidency. A lecturer and writer, he's chronicled his White House years in several best sellers. Dean is an outspoken critic of the current Bush administration and has taken it to task in his books, Conservatives Without Conscience, Worse Than Watergate and, his latest, Broken Government. He's also written a screenplay, Pentagon Papers.
Jimmy Smits
Jimmy Smits
Actor explains why it's important for actors of color to be seen in dramatic roles. (1:43)
Over the course of his three-decade career, Jimmy Smits has moved seamlessly between TV, film and the stage. His credits include The West Wing, HBO's award-winning Lackawanna Blues and the films, My Family, Mi Familia and The Jane Austen Book Club. Born in Brooklyn, he quit the high school football team to act in school plays. The Emmy-winning actor stars in and exec-produces the new CBS series, Cane. Smits is a strong advocate for education and co-founded the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts.