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All The President's Men By Bob Woodward

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The book I read for the literature assignment was ‘All the Presidents Men’ By Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward. ‘All the President’s Men’ tells the story of the Watergate scandal. From the personal accounts of the reporters who investigated it, Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward. The author’s purpose in writing this book was to expose the truth and make sure the public had all the details about one of the biggest scandals in America’s history. The main theme of this book was dealing with fraudulent and crooked politics. Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward were soon deep into the conspiracy of the Watergate Scandal. They found out that, over 50 individuals were hired to infiltrate the Democratic campaign and cause total chaos. This was meant so that
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