In All the President’s Men, Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward describes their immense investigation on the Watergate Scandal that leads them all the way to the front door of the White House. Through detailed interviews from people connected to C.R.P. (Committee to Re-elect the President) and an anonymous source under the alias of “Deep Throat”, Bernstein and Woodward uncover the corruption in the Nixon Administration. The exposure of the crookedness of Nixon’s Administration leads to the resignation of Richard Nixon and sends many people associated and apart of his administration to federal prison. Throughout this book, one can see the debauched morals of the Nixon Administration and how important freedom of press is to sustain a successful democracy. “The thought that the break-in might somehow be the work of the Republicans seemed implausible”(19). Less than a month away from the Democratic convention, during the election year of 1972, …show more content…
After Woodward was assigned to cover the, what was thought to have been, a minor story, the reporter realizes the bizarre characteristics of this case. Then, Bernstein was later assigned to cover this story with Woodward. After weeks of investigating, the reporting-duo connects the burglars to hundreds of thousands of dollars located in “secret funds” sponsoring the re-election committee of Richard Nixon. While unraveling the trail of hidden money, Bernstein and Woodward also discover the plethora of people involved in this scandalous scheme. Many people who associated with members or were apart of this administration are unwilling to talk because the fear of what the consequences might be. Taking a different approach, Bernstein and Woodward successfully interviewed several people. For example, while interviewing a former bookkeeper, she states that “there was at least $700,00 in the fund at one point, and there is $350,000