All the President’s Men (1976)
Watch video:
- Carl Bernstein said he knew early on that the Watergate break-in story was big.
- Len Downie discusses the importance of double sourcing on the Watergate story.
- Bernstein debunks the notion that the The Washington Post alone brought down President Nixon.
- Bernstein calls his work with Bob Woodward the ultimate in collaboration.
- Downie describes Woodward and Bernstein’s reporting styles and competitiveness.
- Bernstein and Downie talk about growing jealousy on the paper’s national desk.
- Downie and Bernstein tell what it was like to have Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman in the newsroom.
Guests: Carl Bernstein and Leonard Downie Jr.
By Newseum staff
WASHINGTON — While investigating the 1972 Watergate break-in, Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein followed a trail of deception that led them all the way to the Richard Nixon White House. At a "Reel Journalism" screening of "All the President’s Men" on March 16, Bernstein, Woodward (via video) and former Post executive editor Leonard Downie Jr. recalled the events that ultimately led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon. Veteran journalist Nick Clooney hosted the last of the four-part winter "Reel Journalism" film series which showcases classic and contemporary films depicting the integral role of journalism in American life.
Tickets for the spring series, which includes the films "The War Room" and "A Mighty Heart," are on sale now.
