James Reston, Jr., was the author, with Frank Mankiewicz, of Perfectly Clear: Nixon from Whittier to Watergate. He was the Watergate expert who assisted David Frost in his historic Nixon Interviews, and he consulted with playwright Peter Morgan in the development of the play Frost/Nixon, which was made into the movie of the same name. He is also the author of The Conviction of Richard Nixon and numerous other books, plays, and articles, including A Rift in the Earth, published by Arcade. He resides with his wife in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Walter Dellinger is the Douglas B. Maggs Emeritus Professor of Law at Duke University and a Washington, DC attorney. He served as assistant attorney general of the United States and head of the Office of Legal Counsel from 1993 to 1996 and acting solicitor general of the United States from 1996 to 1997. He lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
