All The President's Men

             When most thought that a small break-in at the headquarters of the Democratic National Party was insignificant, two reporters at The Washington Post dug deeper into this story and set off a chain of events that eventually led to the downfall of the Nixon administration. Leads, secret funds, political hijinx, inside sources, and investigations all add to the plot, digging a deeper grave for Nixon. Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward give great detail as to how they uncovered the biggest scandal to have ever hit the White House. This is an outstanding story depicting just how deep Richard Nixon and his administration went to make sure Nixon was re-elected as the President of the United States of America.
             On the morning of June 17, 1972, five men were arrested after breaking in to the Democratic National Party headquarters. They were James W. McCord, Frank Sturgis, Bernard Barker, Eugenio Martinez and Virgilio Gonzalez. What followed this would be what characterized the Nixon administration and his generation of politics. Shock came to all when one of the men, James W. McCord Jr., revealed in court that he had recently retired from the CIA. He was also the security director for the Committee for the Re-election of the President. This sent shock waves through the journalism world, leading some to believe that this was only the tip of the iceberg.
             Bob Woodward was just starting out at the Post, and had worked there only nine months, when he was called in early that morning. It seemed like nothing significant until the announcement in court, and that is where Carl Bernstein comes in to the picture. He was known as one who was not a very good writer, but always seemed to have his name on good stories. They were both assigned to this story, and they began to dig.
             Soon, Bernstein uncovered a trail of checks that went through Mexico, and eventually the President's lawyer, Herbert W. Kalmbach, and Howard E. Hunt, a consultant to the W...

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