An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List

107. Watergate: Part 2

October 12, 2021

Description

Despite his overwhelming lead in the polls, President Richard Nixon’s paranoia leads to the criminal actions of the Watergate scandal. In this second part of our mini-series, Dominic Sandbrook and...
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Books Referenced

All the President's Men

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

An Autobiography

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

The Paranoid Style in American Politics

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'