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bg_oseman_fan's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
4.5
A classic. While having heard the story of watergate through other sources before reading takes the drama out a bit, it was still an interesting read. I enjoyed the background of how the investigation went out. it’s interesting to compare reporting then to reporting today. a lot has changed even while some thing stay the same. the role of journalists and investigative reporting is still vital, and this book provides an example of that.
emilynied's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
4.75
The original edition of this book came out two months before Nixon's resignation, which is so crazy to me. The reporting that led to the idea and publishing of this book also led to uncovering the truth about the Watergate break-in and the crimes committed all the way up to the oval office.
Bernstein and Woodward chronicle the start of their reporting journey all the way through to the end, and I really liked the 50th anniversary edition add-ons, which add more context to our political environment today (and the ramifications of the resignation of a president). It's also hard to ignore my personal connection to this story; watching "All the President's Men" with my Dad for the first time inspired my interest in reporting (and is probably the reason why I'm a journalism major). I loved all of the leads and the investigation and the on background sources and those who were scared to talk. It's such an intriguing and interesting story and I will probably re-read it many times more.
Bernstein and Woodward chronicle the start of their reporting journey all the way through to the end, and I really liked the 50th anniversary edition add-ons, which add more context to our political environment today (and the ramifications of the resignation of a president). It's also hard to ignore my personal connection to this story; watching "All the President's Men" with my Dad for the first time inspired my interest in reporting (and is probably the reason why I'm a journalism major). I loved all of the leads and the investigation and the on background sources and those who were scared to talk. It's such an intriguing and interesting story and I will probably re-read it many times more.
vqdo's review against another edition
2.0
As much as I appreciate what Burnstein and Woodward did, I couldn't get through this book. I hated, hated, hated the writing style. I was so fed up by the time I got to page 100 that I just returned it. sigh!
lesserjoke's review against another edition
4.0
A gripping firsthand account of the Watergate investigation, told by the two Washington Post reporters who first broke the story and kept following up on its leads until the scandal ultimately brought down a president. It's easy for people like me, born long after Watergate, to not grasp how shocking all of this was at the time, or to let our later knowledge of Nixon's corruption color our understanding of his downfall as inevitable. But the truth is that Richard Nixon was a very popular president (winning 49 states when he ran for reelection even though the Watergate burglary was already common knowledge), and no one could have predicted where the Post story would lead.
Woodward and Bernstein place us squarely in the context of that time, documenting every step of their quest to discover who was pulling the strings behind Watergate in the face of enormous political pressure and initial public disinterest. It's a fascinating story of the relentless pursuit of truth, and a clarion call for all journalists to put that pursuit over politics.
Woodward and Bernstein place us squarely in the context of that time, documenting every step of their quest to discover who was pulling the strings behind Watergate in the face of enormous political pressure and initial public disinterest. It's a fascinating story of the relentless pursuit of truth, and a clarion call for all journalists to put that pursuit over politics.