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Laura Flippin, lover of American politics and especially American History, wrote a brief summary of one of her favorite movies, All the President's Men. Take a peak and read her movie reviews: http://lauraflippin.org

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Page 1: All the President's Men

Directed by Alan J. PakulaWritten by Carl Bernstein and

Bob WoodwardScreenplay by William Goldman

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Page 3: All the President's Men

Woodward and Bernstein were reporters of

The Washington Post

They uncovered details from the Watergate

scandal which eventually lead to President

Nixon’s resignation

They faced many difficulties along the way

but kept pursuing

While initially reluctant to work together,

they end up being a great pair

Page 4: All the President's Men

Started out as a small, seemingly not

important burglary

After investigation, it was linked to four

American Cubans who all previously had

ties to the CIA

Page 5: All the President's Men

An anonymous source who helps the

investigators

A senior government official

Advises Woodward to “Follow the money.”

Page 6: All the President's Men

Committee to Re-elect the President

Woodward and Bernstein find hundreds of

thousands dollars have been spent to

sabotage Democratic candidates to help

Nixon win the polls, which was headed by

the White House Chief of Staff: H. R.

Halderman

Watergate was a cover-up

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Based off true stories

A wonderful movie for both entertainment

and a history lesson

One of Laura Flippin’s favorite movies