All the President's Men

Bob Woodward · Carl Bernstein

Nov 2007 · Sold by Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

50th Anniversary Edition—With a new foreword on what Watergate means today.

“The work that brought down a presidency...perhaps the most influential piece of journalism in history” (Time)—from the #1 New York Times bestselling authors of The Final Days.

The most devastating political detective story of the century: two Washington Post reporters, whose brilliant, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation smashed the Watergate scandal wide open, tell the behind-the-scenes drama the way it really happened.

One of Time magazine’s All-Time 100 Best Nonfiction Books, this is the book that changed America. Published just months before President Nixon’s resignation, All the President’s Men revealed the full scope of the scandal and introduced for the first time the mysterious “Deep Throat.” Beginning with the story of a simple burglary at Democratic headquarters and then continuing through headline after headline, Bernstein and Woodward deliver a riveting firsthand account of their reporting. Their explosive reports won a Pulitzer Prize for The Washington Post, toppled the president, and have since inspired generations of reporters.

All the President’s Men is a riveting detective story, capturing the exhilarating rush of the biggest presidential scandal in US history as it unfolded in real time.

Ratings and reviews

An excellent description of the Watergate-era crimes of Richard Nixon's presidency. Sufficiently apropos to the current Trump administration, where they're being accused of similar crimes. It's easy to get lost in all of the names though, so it's not necessarily an easy read. There were dozens and dozens of people who were involved in the Watergate break-in, the pay off and the cover-up, and 20 people went to jail for this; However, the theme is essential: that President Nixon ordered Haldeman and Ehrlichman to pay the "Plumbers" to break in to the DNC and collect information to undermine the McGovern campaign, and then chose to cover up the event- even trying to force John Dean to become the scapegoat.

How can this book ever be anything but 5 stars? It details the key initial journalism which brought down a president who was acting not as a king, but head of an organized crime family, and all those who participated. If ever there was a more corrupt and infected presidential administration, then that story hasn't been written yet. But this one was. And this is it.

This to me - is the ultimate crime thriller! I purchased this wonderful work as an ebook to add to my library which has become a trove of investigative journalism and of politically related misbehaviour. I feel so grateful to those who expose corruption, whether whistleblowers and/or journalists. They are the conscience which alerts, stokes societal reaction, informs and motivates action by justice and government officials. Cover up attempts are ubiquitous. Smear campaigns are common strategies and tactics . Denials and defensive umbrage are classic responses. And yet, in the end, the puzzle pieces produced by dogged investigation and patient research form and lay out the truth for all to see. And this then becomes posterity and then history. Yes, I am so appreciative to have whistleblowers and investigative journalists - and what they reveal and share with the rest of us. When their story is well told - it becomes: anthropology; sociology; educational writing, and true entertainment.

About the author

Bob Woodward is an associate editor at The Washington Post, where he has worked for more than 50 years. He has shared in two Pulitzer Prizes, one for his Watergate coverage and the other for coverage of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. He has authored 21 bestselling books, 15 of which have been #1 New York Times bestsellers.

Carl Bernstein is a contributing editor for Vanity Fair magazine and has written for a variety of publications. He is the author of Loyalties: A Son’s Memoir, and has coauthored His Holiness: John Paul II and the History of Our Time with Marco Politi, as well as All the President's Men and The Final Days with Bob Woodward.