Wednesday, April 2, 2008

All the President's Men - Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein

A totally gripping account of uncovering the Watergate story from the reporters who did it. Fascinating to read from our post-Watergate perspective - knowing how it turns out and knowing the excesses of governments since. It's not a comprehensive account of Watergate, instead you follow the reporters as they learn tiny new facts and place them in context. And sometimes it is hard to realize what is shocking or inappropriate, because we, the readers, know worse things are coming. But fascinating as a portrait of a time, an administration, a newspaper.


All the Presiden'ts Men
Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein
2005 (originally published Jun 15, 1974, before Nixon resigned)
Available from Amazon

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