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Like Mallory, it concerned me how easily Woodstein was able to call and either get secretaries of very high ranking White House officials or even the officials themselves. And the way people would just give up information on where someone was amazed me. You would think that someone who was the Special Council to the President wouldn't be able to be tracked down with the ease of just "oh he's actually in this office right now, let me give you that number." It seems really odd to me. -Kelly Wuyscik | Like Mallory, it concerned me how easily Woodstein was able to call and either get secretaries of very high ranking White House officials or even the officials themselves. And the way people would just give up information on where someone was amazed me. You would think that someone who was the Special Council to the President wouldn't be able to be tracked down with the ease of just "oh he's actually in this office right now, let me give you that number." It seems really odd to me. -Kelly Wuyscik | ||
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| + | My issue with the movie is that the film portrayed Woodward and Bernstein as the heroes of the investigation: the only guys willing to bring down the high-ranking bullies of the government. Although the film alludes to the on-going special investigation by the Grand Jury, "Woodstein" seem to get all the credit for the discovery of the cover-up and the ultimate downfall of President Nixon.~Juliann Boyles | ||
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| + | Another issue I have with the film is the lack of mention by Woodward or Bernstein of Nixon's involvement. Their investigation seems to end when they finally get confirmation of Halderman.It doesn't make sense to me that this ruthless reporting team would just stop at Halderman and not link the trail to Nixon. Since the legacy of Watergate is centered around President Nixon, why wouldn't the movie at least allude to the President's involvement? ~Juliann Boyles | ||
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