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The Last of the President's Men
The Last of the President's Men
The Last of the President's Men
Audiobook6 hours

The Last of the President's Men

Written by Bob Woodward

Narrated by Campbell Scott

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

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Bob Woodward exposes one of the final pieces of the Richard Nixon puzzle in this “intimate but disturbing portrayal of Nixon in the Oval Office” (The Washington Post).

“Four decades after Watergate shook America, journalist Bob Woodward returns to the scandal to profile Alexander Butterfield, the Richard Nixon aide who revealed the existence of the Oval Office tapes and effectively toppled the presidency…Woodward re-creates detailed scenes, which reveal the petty power plays of America’s most powerful men…a close-up view of the Oval Office in its darkest hour” (Kirkus Reviews). In The Last of the President’s Men, Woodward reveals the untold story based on forty-six hours of interviews with Butterfield, supported by thousands of documents—many of them original and not in the presidential archives and libraries—and uncovered new dimensions of Nixon’s secrets, obsessions, and deceptions.

“This volume…amplifies (rather than revises) the familiar, almost Miltonian portrait of the thirty-seventh president…as a brooding, duplicitous despot, obsessed with enemies and score-settling and not the least bit hesitant about lying to the public and breaking the law” (The New York Times). Today, The Last of the President’s Men could not be more timely and relevant as voters question how much do we know about those who are now seeking the presidency in 2016—what really drives them, how do they really make decisions, who do they surround themselves with, and what are their true political and personal values? This is “yet another fascinating gift to history by DC’s most relentless reporter” (Politico).
LanguageEnglish
Release dateOct 13, 2015
ISBN9781442394339
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Bob Woodward

Bob Woodward is an associate editor at The Washington Post, where he has worked for more than 50 years. He has shared in two Pulitzer Prizes, one for his Watergate coverage and the other for coverage of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. He has authored 21 bestselling books, 15 of which have been #1 New York Times bestsellers.

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  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    A splendid, insightful coda to the circumstances and human character factors that began the process ending Nixon's presidency.

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  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Woodward writes beautifully as usua. Interesting subject and such a flow!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    It brought me back to that time in history. Thanks
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Was not up to Bob Woodward's standard of excellence. However, it was another interesting perspective on a major national event.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Wonderful book and interesting read on Nixon and Butterfield.
  • Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
    1/5
    The Last of the President's Men nice book
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    This book was so well written...
    Engaging and despite many details, always entertaining.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Another great work by the DC master, Bob Woodward. Compelling!
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    There were seven reviews by others that were far better than anything I might write. It is a pity that Alexander Butterfield never published his manuscript about his experience. I listened to the Audiobook version of the Bob Woodward book It took just over six hours.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Fascinating look at Richard Nixon through the eyes of Alexander Butterfield, the man who revealed the existence of the secret recording system in the White House. I found myself feeling sorry for Nixon and wondering how in the world someone so socially inept and emotionally stunted ended up as president.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    5401 The Last of the President's Men, by Bob Woodward (read 24 Aug 2016) This book tells how Alexander Butterfield came to be in Nixon's White House and tells of his time there and that account is interesting but the book becomes super-exciting as it leads up to Butterfield being questioned by staffers of theWatergate Investigating committee. The Democratic staffer did not ask the question but the Republican staffer asked:" "Are you aware of the installation of anylistening devices in the Oval Office?" Butterfield would not lie andanswered truthfully. The entire investigation took a new turn and that question, asked on July 16, 1973, led inexorably toe Nixon's resignation on August 9, 1974. The book is super-interesting, even though we all llmpw the stopry. But hjis book throws new lght on the whole story and I found it super-exciting.
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    It's an interesting exposition of Nixon's paranoia and awkwardness in interpersonal relationships. It's not a deep study of the Nixon White House -- confirms the view that Haldeman and Nixon ran everything and lacked any human feelings.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    This is an interesting and frightening look at the Nixon White House told from the perspective of Alexander Butterfield, most famous for his disclosure of the White House taping system that helped end a presidency. Butterfield left a promising career in the military to pursue a position in Nixon’s administration through his college association with Bob Haldeman, one of Nixon’s top aides. He ended up working in an office next to the Oval Office for three years, and in such a trusted position knew many of his boss’s secrets as well as his personality quirks. Accompanying his story are the documents that verify his tales, making it an interesting walk through history.
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    The Last of the President's Men by Bob Woodward is a thin work that could just as well not be published. It is a hatchet job on Nixon by Woodward. Very biased against Nixon. It never mentions Nixon's triumphs of which there were many. Not worth the detour.