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Non-Fiction

Tomconroy

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5. Finished the book and I think it has it all over W and B.

Reply to ificandream (Reply #4)

Sun Feb 27, 2022, 03:16 PM

Feb 2022

Amazing amount of detail. W and B come across ok but not perfect. John Dean comes across pretty badly truth to tell.
Just one tid bit: Mark Felt (deep throat) was using W for his own purpose. He leaked stories to a lot of people in hopes of making Patrick Grey look bad so Felt would be appointed FBI director. Nixon knew almost immedietly that Felt was the leaker from the FBI. Someone leaked his identity!
Fascinating stuff.

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Has time rewritten every line? dchill Feb 2022 #1

Thanks for the information. LoisB Feb 2022 #2

Anthony Ulasewicz. That's a name I don't recall. rsdsharp Feb 2022 #3

How can anyone beat Woodward and Bernstein? ificandream Feb 2022 #4

Finished the book and I think it has it all over W and B. Tomconroy Feb 2022 #5

Hmmm. OK. I may have to consider this one. ificandream Feb 2022 #6

Less than 40 pages in after the intro and prologue, IL Dem May 2022 #7

I finished it last year. ificandream Oct 2023 #8