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All The President's Men Analysis

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All the president’s men is an interesting and educational movie that reflects the political issue of the United States. The movie was based on the non-fiction book with the same name by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward. Two reporters named Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein from the Washington Post who uncovered and joined in the investigation of Watergate Scandal of 1972. It is all about the arduous journey of discovering one of the biggest scandals in American politics. The story led to many controversial aspects in public, and eventually led to the first resignation of the President Richard Nixon in the history of the United States. The movie illustrates the political malfeasance, powerful strength of print media, and hard-working efforts in …show more content…

First, the police investigated that cash on the burglars was connected to a slush fund by the organization of Nixon’s campaign. The investigation showed that Richard Nixon used tap-recording systems in his offices and many conversations were recorded. The FBI revealed that two phones in the office of Democratic Party’s Headquarters were wire-tapped. The five men in burglar obviously attempted to set the wiretapping and communicate equipment. Second, there was an illegal cover up in the organization of Nixon when the name “Howard Hunt” was found in the address book of burglars. Hunt used to work for the White House and CIA till 1970. Nixon’s administration was definitely concerned because Hunt involved in a secret activity. Nixon pretended to be not known and involved in the Watergate. Later, at a conference, Nixon stated that Dean had conducted an investigation, but the fact was there was not any investigation. Third, there was a disbursement of money in the secret organization. Two reporters found out that $25,000 check deposit in the bank account of one of burglars. According to an employee, there was a group of five people who controlled the funds. There was $6 million cash coming in one or two day. One of burglars revealed that he deposited a check into an account controlled by himself and transferred it. The investigation showed many bank records of Miami bank. These funds were also used to pay for the attorneys of five burglars in the Watergate scandal. The corruption and fraud in the secret organization showed the dishonesty of Nixon’s

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