The Agent

The Agent

“Hey Min, do you think they’ll shoot?”

Get the true story behind the FBI investigation of the Nixon administration after the Watergate break-in. FBI Supervisory Special Agent (Retired) Special Agent John Mindermann’s thrilling career and story spans decades and delves into the inner workings of the San Francisco Police Department and Federal Bureau of Investigations during the turbulent 60’s and 70’s.

Early Career
FBI Special Agent
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“Hey Min, do you think they’ll shoot?”

Get the true story behind the FBI investigation of the Nixon administration after the Watergate break-in. FBI Supervisory Special Agent (Retired) Special Agent John Mindermann’s thrilling career and story spans decades and delves into the inner workings of the San Francisco Police Department and Federal Bureau of Investigations during the turbulent 60’s and 70’s.

Early Career
FBI Special Agent
Present Day
John Mindermann’s thirty-year career as a police officer and FBI Special Agent pitted him against a crime panorama thieves, violent thugs, murderous predators, and a US president. As a street cop with the SFPD, he patrolled San Francisco’s roughest beats. In the FBI, he was a firearms and defensive tactics instructor, and leader of the first Washington, DC, FBI SWAT Team. At Quantico’s Behavioral Science Unit, he specialized in violence avoidance, creating and teaching the Crisis Intervention and Police Stress programs. He has a BS from San Francisco State University and an MS from American University.

Early Career

1959 – 1968

John Mindermann started his law enforcement career walking the streets of San Francisco as a beat cop.
John Mindermann, San Francisco Police Department
John Mindermann High School Drum Major, 1950

Early Career

1959 – 1968

John Mindermann started his law enforcement career walking the streets of San Francisco as a beat cop.
John Mindermann, San Francisco Police Department
John Mindermann High School Drum Major, 1950
John is a native San Franciscan with a B.S. & M.S. in Criminal Justice. He served as a street patrol police officer earning 5 meritorious awards & 40+ commendations & created an instructional course in best practices.
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Shut the case down ….NOW!

As the Nixon administration reaches a breaking point, the Special Agents of the FBI stand up to an American President.

FBI Supervisory Special Agent

1968 – 1988

A random weekend duty assignment changed the course of not only Special Agent Mindermann’s life, but American History.

FBI Supervisory Special Agent

1968 – 1988

A random weekend duty assignment changed the course of not only Special Agent Mindermann’s life, but American History.

The late 60’s found Mindermann in Washington, D.C. as an FBI Special Agent conducting key interviews in the Watergate case, investigating a variety of criminal cases, apprehending felons & leading a SWAT team. He spent six and a half years in the FBI’s Quantico Behavioral Science Unit creating, teaching and researching crisis intervention & police stress. He was an exchange instructor to the British National Police College & was the Bureau’s representative to the First Tokyo International Asian Organized Crime conference. He reoriented FBI organized crime efforts focusing on emerging Asian violators & working with local police departments targeted violent street narcotic gangsters.

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Present Day

He is an author, speaker, has testified in Federal court as an expert in police use of force cases, commentated for the N.Y Times, Washington Post & MSNBC. He is currently studying police shootings.

Present Day

He is an author, speaker, has testified in Federal court as an expert in police use of force cases, commentated for the N.Y Times, Washington Post & MSNBC. He is currently studying police shootings.

“From our perspective, at its core, Watergate was an FBI story.”

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How did the FBI shut down and occupy the White House?

Get your copy of In Pursuit: from the streets of San Francisco to Watergate today and get the inside story on the investigation that brought down the Nixon administration.

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