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All the President's Men

April 13, 2024

This article is about the non-fiction book. For the 1976 film, see All the President's Men (film).

All the President's Men is a 1974 non-fiction book by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, two of the journalists who investigated the June 1972 break-in at the Watergate Office Building and the resultant political scandal for The Washington Post. The book chronicles the investigative reporting of Woodward and Bernstein from Woodward's initial report on the Watergate break-in through the resignations of Nixon Administration officials H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman in April 1973, and the revelation of the Oval Office Watergate tapes by Alexander Butterfield three months later. It relates the events behind the major stories the duo wrote for the Post, naming some sources who had previously refused to be identified for their initial articles, notably Hugh Sloan. It also gives detailed accounts of Woodward's secret meetings with his source Deep Throat, whose identity was kept hidden for over 30 years.[1] Gene Roberts, the former executive editor of The Philadelphia Inquirer and former managing editor of The New York Times, has called the work of Woodward and Bernstein "maybe the single greatest reporting effort of all time."[2]

All the President's Men
The cover of the 1974 first edition
AuthorCarl Bernstein and Bob Woodward
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenrePolitics True crime
PublisherSimon & Schuster
Publication date
15 June 1974
Media typeHardback
Pages349
ISBN978-0-671-21781-5 (first edition)
OCLC892340
364.1/32/0973
LC ClassE860 .B47
Followed byThe Final Days 

A film adaptation, starring Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman as Woodward and Bernstein respectively, was released in 1976. That same year, a sequel to the book, The Final Days, was published, which chronicled the last months of Richard Nixon's presidency, starting around the time their previous book ended.

Background edit

Woodward and Bernstein had considered the idea of writing a book about Watergate, but did not commit until actor Robert Redford expressed interest in purchasing the film rights. In Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men", Woodward noted that Redford played an important role in changing the book's narrative from a story about the Watergate events to one about their investigations and reportage of the story.[3]

The name of the book alludes to the nursery rhyme about Humpty Dumpty ("All the king's horses and all the king's men / Couldn't put Humpty together again"). An allusion similar to that was made more explicitly a quarter-century earlier in Robert Penn Warren's 1946 novel All the King's Men, which describes the career of a fictional corrupt governor, loosely based on Huey Long.

Important individuals edit

The President edit

The President's Men edit

They are listed with their 1972 positions in either the president's executive staff or in his re-election committee, where applicable.

White House edit

Committee to Re-elect the President (CRP) edit

Rest of the President's Men edit

The Burglars edit

The Prosecutors edit

The Judge edit

The Washington Post edit

The Senator edit

The Informant edit

Publication edit

Dick Snyder of Simon & Schuster purchased the right to publish the book through the agent David Obst. The authors received an advance of $55,000.[6] In his memoir, Michael Korda said of the book's publication that it "transformed book publishing into a red-hot part of media" and books became "news" instead of history.

Because the book was embargoed until publication day, there were no advance copies for reviewers. Simon & Schuster became known as the "Watergate" publisher by following up All the President's Men with books by John Dean, Maureen Dean, John Ehrlichman and John Mitchell.[7]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b In 2005, Deep Throat was revealed to be then-FBI Associate Director W. Mark Felt.
  2. ^ Roy J. Harris, Jr., Pulitzer's Gold, 2007, p. 233, Columbia: University of Missouri Press, ISBN 978-0-8262-1768-4.
  3. ^ Telling the Truth about Lies: the Making of 'All the President's Men'from Internet Movie Database
  4. ^ Senate Watergate Report. Carroll & Graf. 26 July 2005. ISBN 9780786717095 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ David Rosenbaum (June 30, 1973). "PROSECUTORS QUIT WATERGATE CASE". NYT. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  6. ^ Cohen, Roger (1991-06-30). "Profits - Dick Snyder's Ugly Word". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
  7. ^ Korda, Michael (1997). Another Life: A Memoir of Other People. United States of America: Random House. pp. 364–367. ISBN 0679-456597.

External links edit

  • , an exhibition at the University of Texas at Austin
  • 40 years later retrospective joint interview on CBS
  • CBS News: Watergate: High Crimes in the White House, 50th Anniversary

April 13, 2024
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This article is about the non fiction book For the 1976 film see All the President s Men film All the President s Men is a 1974 non fiction book by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward two of the journalists who investigated the June 1972 break in at the Watergate Office Building and the resultant political scandal for The Washington Post The book chronicles the investigative reporting of Woodward and Bernstein from Woodward s initial report on the Watergate break in through the resignations of Nixon Administration officials H R Haldeman and John Ehrlichman in April 1973 and the revelation of the Oval Office Watergate tapes by Alexander Butterfield three months later It relates the events behind the major stories the duo wrote for the Post naming some sources who had previously refused to be identified for their initial articles notably Hugh Sloan It also gives detailed accounts of Woodward s secret meetings with his source Deep Throat whose identity was kept hidden for over 30 years 1 Gene Roberts the former executive editor of The Philadelphia Inquirer and former managing editor of The New York Times has called the work of Woodward and Bernstein maybe the single greatest reporting effort of all time 2 All the President s MenThe cover of the 1974 first editionAuthorCarl Bernstein and Bob WoodwardCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishGenrePolitics True crimePublisherSimon amp SchusterPublication date15 June 1974Media typeHardbackPages349ISBN978 0 671 21781 5 first edition OCLC892340Dewey Decimal364 1 32 0973LC ClassE860 B47Followed byThe Final Days A film adaptation starring Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman as Woodward and Bernstein respectively was released in 1976 That same year a sequel to the book The Final Days was published which chronicled the last months of Richard Nixon s presidency starting around the time their previous book ended Contents 1 Background 2 Important individuals 2 1 The President 2 2 The President s Men 2 2 1 White House 2 2 2 Committee to Re elect the President CRP 2 2 3 Rest of the President s Men 2 3 The Burglars 2 4 The Prosecutors 2 5 The Judge 2 6 The Washington Post 2 7 The Senator 2 8 The Informant 3 Publication 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksBackground editWoodward and Bernstein had considered the idea of writing a book about Watergate but did not commit until actor Robert Redford expressed interest in purchasing the film rights In Telling the Truth About Lies The Making of All the President s Men Woodward noted that Redford played an important role in changing the book s narrative from a story about the Watergate events to one about their investigations and reportage of the story 3 The name of the book alludes to the nursery rhyme about Humpty Dumpty All the king s horses and all the king s men Couldn t put Humpty together again An allusion similar to that was made more explicitly a quarter century earlier in Robert Penn Warren s 1946 novel All the King s Men which describes the career of a fictional corrupt governor loosely based on Huey Long Important individuals editThe President edit Richard NixonThe President s Men edit They are listed with their 1972 positions in either the president s executive staff or in his re election committee where applicable White House edit Alexander Butterfield Deputy Assistant to the President Dwight Chapin Deputy Assistant to the President Ken W Clawson Deputy Director of Communications for the President Charles Colson Chief Counsel for the President John Dean White House Counsel John Ehrlichman Counsel and Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs H R Haldeman White House Chief of Staff E Howard Hunt Jr President s Special Investigations Unit White House Plumbers Henry Kissinger National Security Advisor Egil Krogh head of the President s Special Investigations Unit White House Plumbers Gerald Warren White House Press Secretary succeeding Ziegler David R Young special assistant at the National Security Council Ron Ziegler White House Press Secretary Committee to Re elect the President CRP edit Kenneth H Dahlberg CRP s Midwest finance chairman Herbert W Kalmbach personal attorney to President Richard Nixon and Deputy Finance Chairman of CRP G Gordon Liddy CRP employee Clark MacGregor CRP Chairman Jeb Stuart Magruder Deputy Director and assistant to the Director of CRP Robert Mardian CRP political coordinator John N Mitchell Attorney General and CRP campaign director Robert Odle Director of Administration office manager for CRP Kenneth Parkinson CRP counsel Herbert Porter CRP organizer and former White House aide 4 Donald Segretti political operative for CRP Hugh W Sloan Jr CRP treasurer Judy Hoback Miller CRP bookkeeper Maurice Stans CRP finance chairman Gordon C Strachan staff assistant to Herbert G Klein but was assigned to be H R Haldeman s liaison to CRP Rest of the President s Men edit Alfred C Baldwin III Jack Caulfield L Patrick Gray acting Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Richard Kleindienst Attorney General succeeding John Mitchell Fred LaRue no rank title salary or even listing in the White House directory Powell A Moore Kenneth Rietz DeVan L Shumway The Burglars edit Bernard L Barker Virgilio R Gonzalez Eugenio R Martinez James W McCord Jr Frank A SturgisThe Prosecutors edit Henry E Petersen United States Assistant Attorney General Earl J Silbert United States Attorney for the District of Columbia Donald E Campbell Assistant U S Attorney 5 Seymour Glanzer Assistant United States Attorney for the District of ColumbiaThe Judge edit John J Sirica District Judge for the United States District Court for the District of ColumbiaThe Washington Post edit Carl Bernstein Reporter Bob Woodward Reporter Benjamin C Bradlee Executive Editor Katharine Graham Publisher Harry M Rosenfeld Metropolitan Editor Howard Simons Managing Editor Barry Sussman City Desk Editor Brett Gurganious Local News Reporter The Senator edit Sam Ervin D NC chair of the Senate Watergate CommitteeThe Informant edit Deep Throat revealed in 2005 to be Mark Felt 1 Publication editDick Snyder of Simon amp Schuster purchased the right to publish the book through the agent David Obst The authors received an advance of 55 000 6 In his memoir Michael Korda said of the book s publication that it transformed book publishing into a red hot part of media and books became news instead of history Because the book was embargoed until publication day there were no advance copies for reviewers Simon amp Schuster became known as the Watergate publisher by following up All the President s Men with books by John Dean Maureen Dean John Ehrlichman and John Mitchell 7 See also editAll the Prime Minister s Men 2021 documentary The Final Days 1976 bookReferences edit a b In 2005 Deep Throat was revealed to be then FBI Associate Director W Mark Felt Roy J Harris Jr Pulitzer s Gold 2007 p 233 Columbia University of Missouri Press ISBN 978 0 8262 1768 4 Telling the Truth about Lies the Making of All the President s Men from Internet Movie Database Senate Watergate Report Carroll amp Graf 26 July 2005 ISBN 9780786717095 via Google Books David Rosenbaum June 30 1973 PROSECUTORS QUIT WATERGATE CASE NYT Retrieved 30 November 2017 Cohen Roger 1991 06 30 Profits Dick Snyder s Ugly Word The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2016 04 03 Korda Michael 1997 Another Life A Memoir of Other People United States of America Random House pp 364 367 ISBN 0679 456597 External links editThe Woodward and Bernstein Watergate Papers an exhibition at the University of Texas at Austin 40 years later retrospective joint interview on CBS CBS News Watergate High Crimes in the White House 50th Anniversary Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title All the President 27s Men amp oldid 1214738241, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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