All the President's Men

Absolutely fantastic. This book went a good way in restoring my faith in the field of journalism, which had plummeted during the past 6 or 7 years due to today's sloppy and biased reporting. Seeing the lengths Woodward and Bernstein went to in order to corroborate information (at least 3 sources) was refreshing, especially given that today reporters regularly quote a pair of anonymous Twitter accounts and call it a story. Eye-opening, compelling read. Highly recommend.

Wow! If your concentration lapsed for one moment you missed the next connection or two. So many times I kept wondering how the person they're talking about now, was related to the folks that started the whole story. I wonder if the hardback editions have a diagram [like those histories of the English kings and queens]?

I found it interesting for this being a story about the authors by the authors, that they refer to themselves in 3rd person. I would say it made it much easier to follow along audibly than if they were speaking in 1st person.

I'll be reading more of their work.

I loved it. My subsequent thoughts:

1. How much more damage would an uncontrolled Nixon second term have done?

2. How it was not so much a domino effect, but rather a jenga effect where enough pieces were removed to cause the entire edifice to fall.

3. How thankful we should be that America learned a heavy lesson and has not since elected a thin-skinned, egotistical, bigoted, dishonest, media obsessed (with a persecution complex) and wholly unethical person to be its President.

I'm ready for this to be a Netflix series. Just unbelievable.

overall enjoyable read. it gets confusing keeping up with all the names and their titles/relevance, but there really isn't any other way to tell the story. definitely want to re-read in the future and take more time.

Not for me. While I find the subject matter fascinating, this was a tedious read.

that crafty nixon.

Even though I knew how it would end, this book was full of intrigue. I loved that even though the book was written by the investigating journalists, they didn't hesitate to share where they failed or made mistakes.

I'm now much better informed on the whole Watergate scandal, although I found it very hard to keep all the players straight. But I'm glad Woodward and Bernstein and the entire team at the Washington Post were willing to keep after the investigation and make sure all the truth came out.

It was fun to read this book, since it is such an icon in the history of journalism and political scandals. But it really isn't very well written. And Woodward and Bernstein kind of come off as irresponsible, career-minded jerks. Of course, that might make the book more honest, but I don't have to like it.