Henri Bernstein

together" (Bernstein 160). The last event that broke down the wall, was the party thrown in celebration of Lily and Arthur's baby boy. The adults had a great time drinking and talking…

A President’s Demise The Watergate scandal was definitely significant during the second of President Nixon’s’ two terms. At first, the public chose not to put too much attention towards the Watergate burglary. It was clear that the scandal required more attention than previously assumed. The more that people began to dig into the story, the more people realized how it seemed connected to the White House and more specifically, Nixon. The specific people hired for the burglary began suspicion.…

“I suspect there have been a number of conspiracies that never were described or leaked out. But I suspect none of the magnitude and sweep of Watergate, I’m proud.” Pulitzer prize winning investigation and reporting conducted by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward into the Watergate scandal revealed the first of possibly many government conspiracies. it's 1972 and living in America isn't as great as it used to be. The war in Vietnam is still going on the spread of communism is threatening as ever…

“I was 22 years old when it happened, and when you’re 22 years old, politics don’t really mean a whole lot to you. I didn’t really understand what Watergate was about, I basically just knew that the Republicans broke into the Democratic National Headquarters during election time in 1972. I remember that when the hearings were going on that I was driving back from Florida and listening to the hearings on the radio, just trying to understand what I was even hearing. At the time of Nixon resigning,…

NBC appropriately handled this crisis because they kept the NBC’s staff up-to-date throughout the scandal and quickly replaced Williams with Lester Holt in order to the limit the risk of substantial reputational damage. NBC president, Deborah Turness, sent a memo out to the entire NBC News staff regarding the growing scandal surrounding Brian Williams. In the memo, Turness addressed the impending investigation and stated, “As you would expect, we have a team dedicated to gathering the facts to…

Part 2 – Investigation The Watergate scandal is one of our country’s most notorious historical events, but there are still unresolved questions regarding President Nixon’s involvement in both the break-ins of the Democratic Party offices in May and June 1972 and the ensuing cover-ups. As with most conspiracies, the questions surrounding the Watergate scandal ask what did Nixon know and when did he know it. This investigation, in its attempt to understand the extent to which Nixon was…

scandal was a huge coverup, and the Administration went to great lengths to maintain President Nixon’s reputation and subdue the story all together. All the President’s Men does an amazing job at showing the process of how Bob Woodward and Richard Bernstein uncovered the truth about a shocking coverup of illegal actions from the Nixon Administration, and by showing a fresh perspective of the story, it makes the audience question the morals and legacy that President…

In the 1976 film, All the President’s Men , Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein find themselves investigating a seemingly routine story, the break in at the DNC office. However, in their pursuit of the facts, the two reporters discover a massive republican cover up, leading all the way to President Richard Nixon. Alan Pakula, director of All the President’s Men , isolates and focuses on Woodward and Bernstein’s investigation to illustrate: the importance of investigative…

the President’s Men is a film adaptation of the true life account written by Woodward and Bernstein, two reporters for the Washington Post, of how they made public the ‘complex web of political scandals between 1972 and 1974’ surrounding President Nixon. (Watergate.info, 1995) When the story finally broke it resulted in the resignation of the president himself and universal reverence for Woodward and Bernstein. They were viewed as investigative crusaders after the truth, critics of the…

There is a trend in history that a woman must depend on and devote herself to a man. In the text “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin, it emphasizes this idea very clearly. Although the text was written in 1895, the same attitude within it is present in today’s culture. The manner in which the characters treat each other and the fear of the unexpected emotions from the situation, are still very relevant in today’s society. The story casts light on the way women feel trapped in their personal…