When a movie is based on a book, I usually like the book better. One of the rare examples of a movie I liked just as well as the book was the film, All The President’s Men, which was a film based on the story of how Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein broke the Watergate story and took down Richard Nixon in the process.
I loved that movie and so below I’ve put up six links to online articles about it, plus a bonus link to a chapter from my book, The Boy Who Would Be A Fire Truck about when I met Carl Bernstein, who is one half of the duo that brought Richard Nixon down all those years ago!
And then there’s the MBIP Coming Attractions for next week here on the blog!
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Sunday Links
All the President’s Men: An Oral History - This is a great and interesting oral history of the film and how it got made.
William Goldman Turned Reporters Into Heroes In “All the President’s Men” - William Goldman wrote the script to the movie and died in 2018. This is a feature about how he wrote the script and a tribute to the screenwriter of the film.
The complete Watergate timeline (It took longer than you realize) - The Washington Post’s first Watergate article was published on August 1st, 1972. Just a little over two years later, Nixon resigned from the Presidential office.
Robert Redford Revisits ‘All The President’s Men’ - This is a nice question and answer interview with Robert Redford about the film.
Deep Throat: Watergate timeline of events - Here’s a timeline of how Watergate went down.
GOP Security Aide Among 5 Arrested in Bugging Affair - This is the first article about Watergate written by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein for the Washington Post. This article started it all!
The story behind “All The President’s Men” - A CBS Sunday Morning interview with Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein forty years after the story broke.
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BONUS LINK! THE DAY I MET CARL BERNSTEIN
I met Carl Bernstein back in the ’90’s when I was living in New York. Here’s a link to that story on Google Books!
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MBIP Coming Attractions
Monday: I had my Saturday night dinner at the Publik House and you can see photos and pictures of my meal tomorrow!
Tuesday: I’m starting a new chapter in another Goldbelly box, tune in to see what I’m eating from there this time.
Wednesday: I’m not sure what I’m doing this Wednesday, I need to figure this out!
Thursday: I met old friends and new friends at lunch at Radish Kitchen last week. You can see this luncheon post on Thursday.
Friday: I’ll be sampling a sweet treat for this week’s Friday Sweet Spot edition.
Saturday: I’ll be looking back at something from Peoria’s past next Saturday.
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Sunday Cartoon
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Related Posts: Sunday Links: Rolling Stone’s 55 Anniversary, Poisoned Halloween Candy and In Cold Blood.