An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List
107. Watergate: Part 2
October 12, 2021
Description
Books Referenced
Author: Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein
Context:
Referenced when discussing how Woodward and Bernstein 'ham up' details in their book about signaling with flower pots on windowsills during their investigation of Watergate
Author: Theodore Roosevelt
Context:
Nixon reads from Theodore Roosevelt's memoir about when his wife died during his farewell speech to White House staff, comparing himself to someone who's been bereaved
Author: Richard Hofstadter
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Referenced when discussing the long-standing anti-government sentiment in America and conspiracy thinking, noting that historian Richard Hofstadter 'famously called the paranoid style in American politics'