{"id":6602,"date":"2021-04-09T09:52:09","date_gmt":"2021-04-09T13:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/?p=6602"},"modified":"2025-08-23T17:51:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T21:51:26","slug":"all-the-presidents-men-sneak-peek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/2021\/04\/09\/all-the-presidents-men-sneak-peek\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018All the President\u2019s Men\u2019 Sneak Peek"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u201cAll the President\u2019s Men is the true story of two young reporters from the Washington Post and their quest to find the truth. Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein were like oil and water. Even so, they were tasked to work together on a story that few had any faith in. Once rivals and now partners, these two reporters had to follow a dangerous trail to discover the truth of what lay under Washington\u2019s dirty laundry. Is this a minor story with no hope or is this the biggest scandal of the century?<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0We start with a failed burglary at the Watergate complex: the Democratic National Committee headquarters. The burglary starts in almost total darkness. The burglars seemed messy and ill prepared. Leaving lights on and talking loudly through walkie-talkies, they were bound to be caught. These five men were taken into custody after this failed attempt.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Scene from All the President’s Men.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0After the incident, Bob Woodward is asked to cover the case. He goes to the burglars\u2019 arraignment to gather information. He discovers that the burglars are Bernard Barker, James W. McCord and three other men. Bob finds out that the men have a private attorney named Mr. Starkey. This attorney is very expensive and was also obtained without any of the men contacting him. They hadn\u2019t even made any calls since they got arrested. This strikes a chord with Bob, making him think that there\u2019s possibly more to this case than meets the eye. Around this time, Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein are teamed up to work on this case together.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Bob continued to investigate the situation. He called anyone he could to get more information. Just as all hope seems lost, Bob got a call from another Post journalist that in two of the burglars address books there was the name of \u201cHoward Hunt\u201d and a \u201cW House.\u201d Did W House stand for the White House and who was this Howard Hunt? Looking into Howard Hunt more, Woodward and Bernstein split up to do some of their own investigating.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Back on the case, Woodstein hit some leads. Bob discovered that Howard Hunt was a former CIA member from 1949 to 1970 and that he was investigating Ted Kennedy. Bernstein has a conversation with a librarian asking for any books and information that Hunt took out about Kennedy. She seems to know what he is talking about and goes to get that information for him. Moments later she denies even knowing who Howard Hunt is. This leads the two men on a hunt to know why this librarian is lying. After Executive Editor Ben Bradlee rejects the story from the front page for lack of cold, hard evidence, the men are back to look for more concrete proof.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Woodward contacts his anonymous source, nicknamed \u201cDeep Throat.\u201d At first Deep Throat refuses to give him any more information about the Watergate incident. But he eventually ends up agreeing to meet in private. The next day Deep Throat and Woodward meet after Woodward takes several taxis to meet him in an abandoned parking garage. Woodward pushes for information, but all that Deep Throat gives him is to \u201cfollow the money.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Woodward and Bernstein do exactly that, from discovering secret money addressed to the robbers to finding leads in CREEP, the Committee to Re-Elect the President (Richard Nixon). The money trail they were chasing helped them discover a secret fund of $1 million in CREEP. Woodward and Bernstein follow the money trail through CREEP employees and even get an interview with a bookkeeper. She would not give specific names, but was willing to confirm the secret money fund. Bernstein and Woodward discovered more and more evidence against CREEP and who exactly was involved.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Woodward has one more meeting with Deep Throat where he gives Woodward the last missing information on the Watergate break in and confirms that it is a conspiracy that goes through many of the intelligence agencies in the government. He warns that Woodward and Bernstein\u2019s lives are in danger. This brings us to one of the most important scenes where Woodward goes to Bernstein\u2019s home and the two type on the typewriter to communicate because they are concerned about electronic surveillance. During their exchange, Woodward tells Bernstein what Deep Throat told him about the conspiracy and the Watergate break in being related to the government’s intelligence agencies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The two men bring their information to Bradlee and start to write their story. As they are diligently working on their case, Nixon is reelected. Even though Nixon is reelected, shortly after, when Woodward and Bernstein\u2018s story gets out, all of the president\u2019s men are being convicted of crimes. At the end of the movie, Nixon steps down from office and Gerald R. Ford becomes the President of the United States.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Why is this movie worth watching? Well, for starters, it\u2019s a true story, so you\u2019ll be able to learn a bit of history. It\u2019s also not predictable. Movies made in this time seem to have different depth and character. The film is no different. From exciting tension to mysteries that keep you on the edge of your chair, this movie is perfect for any crime and detective lovers: not just for the entertainment, but for the telling of this amazing story. Woodward, Bernstein, Bradlee, and the Post did so much for all Americans. They brought the story out into the open even though few had any faith in it. They gave the American people the truth and brought wrongdoers to justice. That is what makes this movie worth the watch.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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