July 1973 Issue [Article] Profiles in caution Download PDF Adjust Share by Taylor Branch, This article is only available as a PDF to subscribers. Download PDF Tags 1969-1974 20th century Executive power Leadership Legislative power Politics and government Richard M. (Richard Milhous) Nixon Separation of powers United States United StatesCongress Watergate Affair, 1972-1974 More from Taylor Branch The Adversary There is a large and historical callous on my right middle finger that marks how seriously I have taken the political demise of Richard Nixon. The protrusion is occasioned by… Closets of power As a high government official and a homosexual, Dan Bradley led a double life that is common among congressmen, White House aides, and others in the political world. Here is his story, and theirs. The Ben Bradlee tapes Adjust Share