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I have always been fascinated by the Watergate scandal, and this book reminds me of the days of excellent reporting and research in the search for truth. Every time I read it, I learn something new.

Full disclosure: I don‘t actually remember much from this specific book vs. the other Watergate era books I‘ve read, but according to Goodreads, this was the book I liked most from February! #12Booksof2023 @Andrew65

Bk1 of #WinterGames & #20in4 #readathon was finished Sunday. Sorry I haven‘t posted till now, we‘ve had a bad start to December here. I have read a few books still. This NF is one I‘ve wanted to read for years, Watergate is fascinating. Written by the two journalists who persevered with the story even under pressure from government agencies who just wanted the incident to go away. Nixon & Trump have a lot in common! #TeamEvergreen #4866pts 👇

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I wanted to learn more about Watergate so of course I went to the source. I expected Nixon gossip but this was more a super interesting retelling of all the steps the two men went through to report their story. This version also had a new intro from 2022 which compared Watergate to current events. #AwesomeAugust book 6/6

Had to make myself a little Who‘s Who packet for this book…😂🤷🏻‍♀️

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I was very young when all this occurred. I remember my parents taking about it and the news coverage almost daily. Then in high school I had to read the book in my civics class. It brings back memories!

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This is the book that inspired me to become a journalist. My copy is signed by Bob Woodward. I finally met him in 2010. 🤩

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What an insanely intricate spiderweb... everyone knows about Watergate but what I didn't know was how terrified all the people who involved were. Nobody wanted to be connected with the scandal and even those who were talking rarely admitted anything. Deep Throat's conversations were incredible to hear. #Booked2020 #Winter #LiveAndLearn
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I am in a tizzy with the breadth of this scandal... the amount of people Woodward & Bernstein talked to, the legwork involved, meetings with Deep Throat, the espionage... it's absolutely crazy!!!!

Getting this started for #Booked2020! I've always wanted to research Watergate so I'm using this for #LiveAndLearn! Let the games begin!
@BarbaraTheBibliophage @Cinfhen @4thhouseontheleft

Well. This was..timely. I hadn‘t read this one before but we have much much to learn today from this whole snafu. May we always hold our government accountable and support good journalism!

II. He was later to recall: “I issued two statements in that one year—both on Watergate. . . . Geez, what options did I really have? By this time I was up the #river with these two reporters. I can remember sitting down at the typewriter and writing about thirty statements and then sort of saying, ‘Fuck it, let‘s go stand by our boys.‘”
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What a weird experience!!! I feel like I'm in a warp zone - traveling back and forth between the early 70s and now. After reading this book, I've come to appreciate the media in trying to find the truth about crooked politicians. It took more than a year for the whole truth to come out, but Woodward and Bernstein kept at it. I learned so much. When the Prez starts firing left and right AND people start resigning, Prez is protecting his illegality.

#24b4Monday stack. GOAL - 24 HURDLE - My sister is having a hysterectomy and I don't know what she will need. I have to be there for her. I will probably take my Kindle to the hospital and read The Passion According to Carmela.

I just found this incredibly funny. The poor, poor man is found to be a sabateur in Nixon's pay, but he thinks his dog and cat is as important as his family and wife.

Adding this #Nonfiction #historical account to my #TBR stack. #GreenvilleSC #JoesPlace

Kicking off a month(ish) of memoirs with an American themed Fourth of July entry. Spoiler alert: this one holds up on the re-read!!

https://wellreadneck.wordpress.com/2019/07/04/all-the-presidents-men-carl-bernst...

They returned with no information and a clear impression that the prosecutors had warned the jurors to #beware of jokers bearing press cards. #QuotsyMar19 #31DaysOfNonFiction

This is so 70s I can't even. Entertaining read, though a bit unstructured as far as providing an overview of the Watergate investigation goes. I recommend reading the Wiki article on the Pentagon Papers before reading this, unless you already know details of the Pentagon Papers publication in '71.

Deep Throat: You let Haldeman slip away.
Bob Woodward: Yes.
Deep Throat: You've done worse than let Haldeman slip away: you've got people feeling sorry for him. I didn't think that was possible. ...
Bob Woodward: Yes, we know that. And if we're wrong, we're resigning.

Even decades later, this is a thrilling account of investigative journalism. It‘s also particularly timely considering all of the political investigation is currently happening and the current administration‘s feelings about the press. This book is such a great example of why free press is so important to a democracy.

“The White House had decided that the conduct of the press, not the conduct of the President‘s men, was the issue.”

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Over the weekend I watched the History Channel‘s documentary on Watergate. I was too young to remember any of this and was surprised I have only learned the cliff notes version. I decided to pick this up and Wow! It is riveting!
I‘m a third of the way through and having a hard time putting it down to make dinner.
Maybe takeout tonight 🤷‍♀️

Congratulations on your milestone, @MicheleinPhilly ! Thanks for the opportunity to enter your giveaway. I have a number of bookcases throughout my house, but I decided to show you my shelf of autographed books. All of these were signed by the authors at events that I've attended, so I was also lucky enough to meet all of them! #SHOWME

#VoulezVous to know who was really responsible for the Watergate break in? Woodward and Bernstein crack the story of the century, involving Nixon and a plot that led to Nixon‘s resignation. I‘m so glad I snagged a copy of this and can‘t wait to read it! #ABBAinAugust

I've never read this, suddenly I feel a strong urge to pick it up...

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First time reading it. What an amazing book.

Tonight seems as good a night as any to reread this classic. This was my late mother‘s copy. Her bookplate and signature is inside.

At the gate waiting on my flight. I am also celebrating the small victory that I went into two airport bookstores and came out with nothing!! 🤗🤗

Working on my #litsyatoz list, don‘t think my Q (Don Quixote) and X (Area X - Annihilation) will qualify, but only books I own that involve those letters and I want to only use books I own and haven‘t read. And there is my sleepy kitty, she did not enjoy the fireworks last night and is completely exhausted today. #catsoflitsy #bookresolutions #readingresolutions #2018readinggoals

A book exchange has just popped up inside an old telephone box in my town, and I'm loving it! I dropped these two off today, so I won't feel guilty if I take one without putting something back next time. #germanlyf

And on audio

I love to read history books, whether narrative nonfiction or historical fiction. These are screenshots of some of the books on my presidents and royals shelves. These definitely make me #think #ItsHistory #AugustGrrrl #AndItsAugust Day 7 @RealLifeReading @Cinfhen

I loaned out my copy of this sometime in college, so I got a new one yesterday. The current political climate calls for a reread.

A timely selection for my evening read. 👀 #imsoproudofmyselfforowningthisbookmark #itssosillyandperfect #trickydickcantescapethetapes

An interesting book about the Washington Post reporters who cracked open the Watergate scandal.

I'm not saying there are parallels....

One assignment I give my reading class is to read in a genre they don't usually read. I do it too. Last year I read a football book and an Amish romance so I am running out of genres! Politics was one of the only options left so I went with this (now) classic by the journalists who broke the Watergate scandal. 50 pages in and I've learned so much already! In school I basically learned "Nixon was impeached, something something Watergate."

Talk about timely reading....am less than a day's commute away from finishing this book...

My copy of In Cold Blood is loaned out right now but I also love this political true crime scandalous book! #seewhatihavewon @Liberty

I'm listening to this #audiobook and pruning my Litsy #TBR list while #TrickyCat sleeps contentedly nearby. 💜💜💜

Done with The Watergate Stories, so on to this classic of reporting, in my continuing quest to gain some perspective. 👍🏼