All the President's Men, by Woodward and Bernstein Essay

Theodore Dawes is a writer and reporter from Alabama, he uses examples from the frustration of the people in view of the media, and but brings a better understanding to the process that reporter and editors have to go though in creating a story. He states that objectivity has no existence in news reporting, but journalists still provide the truth that it does exist. Reporters have only so much face time to provide a segment, how can they possibly provide multiple sides of a story and not expect to get all of the facts. Editors and reporter have to make difficult decisions including, the morality of the story and what facts they can possibly leave out. Even though it seems the media is only trying to persuade and pick sides in a story, this

As time progressed and the investigation began to uncover the truth about what transpired at the Watergate apartment complex several things became evident: most of the burglars were ex-CIA and ex-FBI personnel, the burglars were paid with money directly from the re-election campaign and President Nixon not only knew about and sanctioned the break-in but deliberately attempted to cover it up. When called before Congress to testify about his knowledge, White House staffer John Dean testified that Nixon and his aides attempted to “stonewall” the investigation. As Congress continued its inquiry, it became clear

Historians such as Bailey and Woodward believed that president Grant was corrupt. The time that Grant was in office he did as any other president would of done, and in this case he was not responsible for the corruption which occurred during the years he was in office. The corruption was caused the the liberal Republican spoils-seekers that wanted patronage for their own political machines as well as for themselves. During the time

Woodward has had many achievements in his career including this one which basically has started it all. On June 17, 1972, the Post’s editor called Woodward and told him that five men with electronic surveillance equipment and cameras were arrested breaking into the headquarters of the DNC (Democratic National Committee) at the Watergate office complex in Washington D.C. Woodward along with a younger and more experienced reporter Carl Bernstein were assigned to cover this breaking news of the

The Lewinsky Scandal… A perfect example as to why we cannot accept everything at face value before carefully examining it first. Everyone thought President Clinton was behaving himself in the White House, but, as it turns out, he was most definitely not. This can be the same for history. We must carefully consider different aspects of articles so that we do no make the mistake of believing everything we read. In order to fully understand an article, we must understand the author that wrote it. It is necessary to examine prejudices, sources, information left out, and missing background information before accepting an article. This method of critical analysis allows us to better understand the article

Nixon. It was clearly a ‘painful decision’ for the Tribune's editors, most of whom know the president personally” (1974, May 14). This statement is based on the fact that the Chicago Tribune’s Editorial was calling for the president to leave the office due to the Watergate affair. What was also mentioned was the fact that most if not all of the editors knew the president personally, and it appears that they were all on board to quickly to impeach the president. Dean Burch goes on to report, mostly in Nixon’s defense, that the president faces many decisions every day that affect all the lives in America, and he made the correct decision to open a full investigation into the Watergate scandal. One key question is also brought up: “Did Richard Nixon do wrong?” (1974, May 14). From reading this article it appears that the writer was looking at what the president was thinking and doing as a whole, not just speculate and ridicule him on just one topic. The article also references that “Like all good presidents, he is not perfect” (1974, May 14), by that statement if is clear that there were many other aspects of the situation that was not being recognized by the Chicago Tribune.

Watergate was the name of the biggest political scandal in United States history. It included various illegal activities constructed to help President Richard Nixon win reelection in the 1972 presidential elections. Watergate included burglary, wire tapping, violations of campaign financing laws, and sabotage and attempted use of government agencies to harm political opponents. It also involved a cover-up of conduct. There were about 40 people charged with crimes in the scandal and related crimes. Most of them were convicted by juries or pleaded guilty.

Is there a common ground stance for his involvement or are we to carry out our lives seeking viciously for an answer? (Burch, D., 1974) As the first article enlisted evidence of a President who was blamed for a crime that was

One of the co-writers of the “Pentagon Papers” Carl Bernstein’s quote brings forth the importance of writing about the truth. In the time of the “credibility gap” of the late 60’s the discrepancy between what happened and what was said to have happened generated uneasiness between the American people and their government. Factual inconsistency has been around for centuries and can be traced back to ancient Greek historians. Greek writer Herodotus is considered to be the father of history, but upon looking at his work, The Histories, they rely on storytelling and hearsay. In contrast, Thucydides, another historian at the time, writes The History of the Peloponnesian War a historical work that focuses on factual evidence and can be seen as more

We follow Woodward and Bernstein as the two question potential eyewitness accounts in their own homes, often at night, as they attempt to unravel why five burglars broke in the DNC Headquarters in the night of June 17th. In the film, Bernstein directly points out their interview tactic to a Federal Bureau Investigation agent as he asks the agent why operatives interrogate CREEP suspects at headquarters and “not at their own homes where they might feel free-er to talk.” This is corroborated by Woodward in an interview 40 years after Watergate as he details that “people will kind of unburden themselves or at least tell part of the story” merely because they attempted a dialog within a comfortable and familiar environment. Note that most of their published work in the Washington Post papers were obtained through their questionings with such people in such environments and their interview process is seen through a multitude of scenes throughout the film. Woodward and Bernstein are precisely portrayed by their respective actors in their methods as journalistic

Take for instance, in Groves (1993) article on “The Story of the Manhattan Project” it is related to the interviews conducted by scholars on the “Voices of the Manhattan projects,” because some of Groves’ direct quotes were pulled from the interviews about how the Manhattan project began. Even Samuel Walker, who wrote about a fierce debate among many scholars, his evidences and facts were taken from the information from Truman’s Library documents, memorandums, and meeting notes. Also, some of the data was even taken from the National Security Archives to come up with a clear conclusion to why Truman’s administration came to decide whether or not to use the bomb on Japan on August 6, 1945. However, most of the secondary sources do support the primary sources that I will investigate, but there is at least one that does show a little bias or contradicts the facts. Thus, Bernstein does present a little bit of bias, because he does not write about all the points, but he stands by his beliefs and maintains his own opinions to why the bomb was

Journalism would never be the same after Carl Bernstein and his partner broke reporting boundaries by uncovering Watergate. On June 17, 1972, five burglars broke into the Democratic National Committee, sparking the interest of Bernstein and his partner Bob Woodward. The situation escalated as a corrupt conspiracy was uncovered by the two American journalists; and ultimately, along with the help of other journalists and news outlets, President Nixon was forced to resign before Congress in light of his dishonest and dangerous behavior. The famed journalist went on to write multiple books about the Watergate Scandal and other political entities, and commonly appears as a political commentator on CNN. Carl Bernstein is a famous American journalist who used his resourcefulness and integrity to uncover the biggest scandal in American politics with his loyal partner, despite

You know the story of this picture. Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman star as Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, respectively, “The Washington Post” journalists who uncovered the Watergate cover-up. Moviegoers watch as these dogged reporters go from a mere inkling of some possible

i.     Both journalists are relatively inexperienced, but both are extremely hungry to uncover the details of the story. Throughout the film they are portrayed as very ambitious, but new reporters. They are under constant pressure to double and triple check their sources. Most of the editors at the Post were opposed to Woodward and Bernstein covering such a great story and wanted to pass it off to more experienced reporters, but Editor Ben Bradlee gave them a chance. He had confidence in their perseverance and dedication to uncover the truth. In many scenes, Woodward and Bernstein are extremely frustrated and feel as though they are getting nowhere because no one will talk to them. They are aggravated and feel it is because these sources of information and witnesses have been threatened by a higher force. During a few of the interviews they appear to be quite inexperienced when asking questions that are either irrelevant or lead the witness away

All the President’s Men was released over 4 decades ago. Thus, the story paste and the telling is far from the usual current Hollywood narratives which have dumbed down for the sake of a global audience. The nuances in the story is translated very well on screen. The movie was relatively long than usual movies today, but it was necessary to make the audience understand the arduous task of revealing the truth. Revealing the Watergate scandal was a long process covered under layers of cover up. If looked at multiple efforts under a single lens, it can be awfully boring and uneventful. But Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward showed perseverance and patience as they were dedicated to serving the truth. It is also hard to imagine how their editors were