Woodward and Bernstein are clearly the most qualified people to write a book about the Watergate scandal and the events surrounding it because they are credited with breaking the story. In 1972, Woodward and Bernstein were involved in a story about the arrest of several Democrats who broke into and burglarized the Watergate. From there the story took off and led to the breakthrough in the scandal involving President Richard Nixon and part of his staff.

Bob Woodward has co-authored several other books concerning the White House, including The Agenda: Inside the Clinton White House which provided analysis an "insider's view of a chaotic Clinton White House based on his unusual access to people within Clinton's own staff." Carl Bernstein has also co-authored a variety of books dealing with public figures, as well as Into the Buzzsaw : Leading Journalists Expose the Myth of a Free Press, an anthology of journalist's reflecting on how news stories are commonly squelched due to corporate interes

An even greater weakness of All The Presidents Men is the fact that the book claims to follow the story of the downfall of President Nixon. However, although that story is certainly a large part of the book, the plot itself tends to revolve more around how Woodward and Bernstein broke the story instead of the actual story. It also makes the two reporters out to be the great heroes who found out what really happened all on their own and ignores the other key players in the mission to discover the truth. Certainly, the press was responsible for breaking the story, but after that, several other government organizations stepped in to finish the job. Among them were the Special Prosecutors; US District Judge John J. Sirica; and the US Congress, whose decision to air the hearings had a direct impact on the decision to call for impeachment of President Nixon.

The book is the true story of the break-in at Watergate, the headquarters for the Democratic Party, and the scandal involving President Richard Nixon that followed. It is told in the third person from the point of view of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, the two junior reporters who uncovered the story. In the beginning, Woodward is sent to cover the break in story, which is thought to be a relatively minor event. He is less than thrilled to be covering it, but when he learns that top defense lawyers have been called in, and that several high profile Republicans are being accused of involvement, he believes there is something deeper going on. The editor of the Post decides to run with the story, and pairs Woodward up with Bernstein because he is more knowledgeable about Washington and it's shady background. Together they begin asking around and find that everyone is denying knowing any information about the break in. Eventually Deep Throat, a source that only Woodward and Bernstein know the identity of and that has yet to be revealed, contacts them. Deep Throat tells the pair to "follow the money" to find the answers. The reporters follow his advice, and in the end break open a story about the greatest scandal to ever happen in the White House.

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