The story behind "All the President's Men"

Forty years ago the reporting of two Washington Post journalists led to the downfall of a president, forever changing the American political landscape. Now, four decades after President Richard Nixon's resignation, David Martin sits down for an exclusive interview with Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward.

[@SFolkes97]

"You're gonna call the Attorney General of the United States a crook." Oh God! it's happening again - only worse.

[@jokarpinski22]

But nowadays people don't believe the truth.

[@royk.8481]

@@jokarpinski22 What is the reason to live?

[@marshamariner7897]

I think Ben also said ' just b sure ur right'. And Carl got verbatim notes w John Mitchell after a call at 1130 and nite 😂😲

[@Zelinity]

"The internet age - everything is driven by impatience and speed. We don't have that time to really dig into stories." -Woodward.

[@hoctor]

it pathetic, 2020

[@sophiaraniuk2665]

I have so much respect for these two men Great Journalists and reporting go together with these two men like a symphony ....just brilliant ....thank you for loading

[@petermeeuwis8194]

Take the words right out of my mouth

[@JJR_77]

So much respect for Felt as well especially being an associate director 😧

[@marshamariner7897]

Felt risked everything. Nixon was ruthless. Glad he didn't find out

[@dkoehler47]

"This is an honest house". Wow. How I wish more people were able to say that truthfully.

[@marshamariner7897]

Yep the wife in the movie

[@kandimegahan7844]

Please offer CLOSED CAPTIONS service. It would be an appreciated courtesy beyond your grandest imagination.

[@luvvinallmusik5748]

Redford should do one more role b4 retiring. Re-team with Hoffman & do a new movie "All The President's Con Men."

[@m.e.d.7997]

Redford was so sexy and attractive int he film.

[@marshamariner7897]

THAT would b a movie to c

[@josephmccormack6910]

For Trump! Perfect scenario. But Trump doesn't have the class to resign or admit the truth.

[@buckeyewill2166]

“Follow the money.......”

[@marshamariner7897]

Deep throat'😬🇺🇸

[@nickcaruth8939]

trump makes this look like DISNEY LAND...WOW

[@herobebe1061]

What your talking about are nothing but a bunch of conspiracy theories that have been fabricated about Trump By ABC CBS MSNBC and the Liberal media in general.

[@rosemarieburke4333]

A classic. Inspiring tale about what these two reporters did right and did wrong. A must-see for for all journalism students. I''m putting it in my curriculum!

Marie, It's so unfortunate that modern journalism relies on salacious gossip for profit rather than fact. I wonder what Woodward and Bernstein would have though about the state of news reporting today where news is business so manufcturing controversy over rumours is far more profitable than any evidence based reporting and where informing the people is attacked as fake news?

[@1burnman]

Dubious you can ask them they are on Twitter

1burnman I don't twitter.

[@1burnman]

Dubious I can find out for you how to get in touch with them

[@sarahnichols4439]

Persistence does pay off! I have seen this film many times and it really does apply to real life; ask the right questions and keep at it!

[@thenewmaniscoming6533]

IF THIS HAPPEND TODAY NIXON WOULD GET AWAY WITH IT.

[@marshamariner7897]

WOODSTEIN!!!🌹🇺🇸💖🦋

[@PatrickSullivan-o9e]

I remember watching the US Senate special committee hearings the summer of 1973 at 16 yrs old and watching presidential aide Alexander Butterfield reveal the existence of the Oval Office taping system. August of 1974, Nixon was hounded out of office. That had never happened before. We can thank two young, enthusiastic reporters for all of that.

[@kandimegahan7844]

"The Post" brought me here.

[@madhavpalshikar9412]

KandI Megahan me too

[@IanP1963]

I have Bob Woodwards and Ben Bradlee's autographs on my copy of ALL THE PRESIDENTS MEN, could never get Bernsten's for some reason....

[@johnshafer7214]

I hope you get his autograph.

[@TheCaptainKim]

The great performance by Redford & Hoffman are forever on my mind.

[@marshamariner7897]

They lived w Bob and Carl for a few months to get to know them b4 filming. It was an interesting time

[@lynnturman8157]

The politicians learned from Watergate how not to get caught.

[@karleneblaser1261]

Yeah, they are doing it in public...making their corrupt and unethical ways seem normal.

[@nutsackmania]

Having worked as a reporter for years this still makes me swoon

[@estherfarris3802]

We are having another water gatr but far worse. Donald trump is rebirth of Richard miiihouse Nixon but worse an all those loyal folk that are. xxxpitting agendas before country.

[@reveranttangent1771]

Who do you work for?

[@martinobrien7110]

GOD BLESS THESE GUYS . FOLLOW THE MONEY .

[@TheMaccagirl56]

Wow! What find. Thank you for posting this. This should be shown to every journalism class in the country. Too bad Woodward went back to being a Republican.

[@Dbusdriver71]

If Woodward is a republican than Reagan is a communist. He is a failed whatever you call him that can't sell any of his books. He is still trying to take a victory lap.

[@rkh7360]

Why? You bringing in politics into your classification of what is right and wrong is what's wrong with this polarised world. Truth is truth. Decency is decency. Don't bring politics into universal virtues. Accept that ppl will have different viewpoints and beliefs. What's important is being united on the truth. Despite differing political beliefs.

[@gerardms]

The top man always takes the responsability this is something Donald Trump should to learn

[@makeit7579]

DeepThroat where are you when we need you ?

[@patreonsage5169]

Thank you for this excellent and essential recap, CBS Sunday Morning! Thank you, Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein for your persistence, willingness to accept one another's talents and differences, and your primal understanding the gravitas of the events unfolding. Thanks to the once upon a time golden age of journalism. I was a young adult then, and knowing and having validated there existed the conviction of revealing and standing by the truth in terms of its value in protecting our wounded, damaged, and imperfect and because of slavery deeply flawed democracy, resulted in a moment for once, when Nixon was forced to resign, of feeling a deep sense of pride in being an American. Thank you for this, and posthumous gratitude to Mark Felt, Deep Throat, a true American patriot. I lived through this once, and in my heart, I am once again looking forward to being a proud American when Trump/Pence are no longer in the White House although it breaks my heart to have to live through it all a second time; apparently, some of us are agonizingly slow learners.

[@dcoughla681]

Woodward & Bernstein set the global gold standard for journalism. Their achievements are all the more remarkable given that these young journalists had not been at the Washington Post very long.

[@manp1039]

anyone have the full interview they did with "Meet The Press" on April 18, 1976? Please post or share linke. thanks!

[@xunit62]

Damn these guys would a field day today!😳

[@jameshaxby5434]

They ruined a popular President unnecessarily. Watergate was a classic Tempest in a Teapot.

[@nickinurse6433]

Love these guys!! And the actors who played them in the movie did a great job!!

[@ryanjavierortega8513]

Look at Carl, looking all slick.

[@marshamariner7897]

They had their ups and downs during the investigation. But they pulled it off 💖🇺🇸

[@ziconghuang7139]

I've just watched the movie, I enjoyed the tone, the atmosphere, the performance, but I lost clues very quickly. I can't quite follow the names and the threads.

[@ElenaGarcia-og5ml]

Bob WOODWARD in my book the best among the best!

[@stevend.bennett427]

Journalism began a slow death with this story. Reporters stopped their pretense of being unbiased and saw a way to be part of the story and not simply report it.

[@Madbandit77]

You're so naive. The Watergate scandal is important because it was about undermining democracy.

[@ddigiorgio8438]

2024 here. Now this all looks so quaint

[@Orf]

8:25 "I had to be aggressive with him"

[@ELIOSANFELIU]

Power of free press¡¡

[@letolethe5878]

Interesting interview shows how slippery the ethics of digging up information can be.

[@heidimiller642]

"Remember the Sabath, to keep it Holy". At video minute :23, Woodward says the editors called him into work on Saturday, the day the burglars were arrested.. He says the editors knew he was the only person that would be willing to come in to work on Saturday. This idea has stuck in my mind the way a sliver sticks in my foot: the idea is that we frequently uncover hidden criminal conduct after we have violated the ten commandment ourselves. Most people engaged in corruption and criminal conduct don't announce in public the crimes they plan to commit. It goes on in secret, in the dark.

[@marshamariner7897]

Hence the WP slogan "democracy dies in darkness'. So true

[@warrenpeece1726]

Please add to your curriculum Woodward's documented ties to the intelligence community and Alexander Haig when he was a briefer in the Navy - prior to his journalism job.

[@wddub9075]

Warren Peece 😂😂😂 ur handle

[@marshamariner7897]

That's how he met mark felt way b4 Watergate

[@mikehersh6192]

Profiles of courage

[@MsLoverockmusic]

The BEST interview of these two are by Wm. J. Buckley Hr. On Firing Line. Hands down!

[@abbytamrat1662]

At least there was no foreign involvement in either previous impeachments. If i had seen this video on Jun 15, 2014, I would not have had to say what I just said on Nov 2 2019. Take care and peace.

[@vvvvvvvvv608]

It's really sad that a lot of people think that there is a difference between Democrats and Republicans.

[@shooter7a]

There is. Dems have some principles. Not a lot...but some. Repubs have none. They are morally bankrupt hypocrites.

[@stephenwright8824]

Agreed. The late and #MeToo discredited Congressman Jim Trafficant said on the floor of the house that there is only one party, the party of money. And this was back in the Nineties.

[@jessiejames7492]

only in america where the supreme court upholds the first ammendment for the right for free speech. etc. it states the first ammendment is there for the protection of the governed , not the governors. '' i just watched ' THE POST. great movie

[@dmontes133]

So terribly true, there is nothing, ‘golden’ about today’s media.

[@northernwildshewolf1729]

Thanks to these guys for being out there demanding the truth. I hope young reporters are learning from these two American hero’s

[@marshacreary2442]

Wow!

[@Furtivo95]

Follow the money.....

[@docvideo93]

Martin must have had a ball with this story.

[@ADAMSIXTIES]

They got Nixon for a relatively minor thing. The much greater crimes were the genocide he commit in SE Asia and Chile, the shooting at Kent State, etc.

[@kensmith7048]

How close will the mess with Trump turn out like this?

[@mwajumaali307]

What are some of the critics in the movie

[@slide4180]

2 guys who have kept their hair into old age. Now that's a story!

[@frankieclayton9303]

I just want to let you know God is going to give people over to lies and deception like you said and delusion meant

[@marshacreary2442]

8:44-9:09 Isnt that cancer man from X Files?

[@jaredjenkins99]

Marsha Creary yep that character from X-Files is based off this real life man

[@xunit62]

Movie is good!😎

[@frankieclayton9303]

Before Jesus return people God don't give people over to lies deception to lose your man and wickedness so they going to believe in lies

[@AjaxWallpapers]

Coming soon; "All the presidents crooks"

[@marshamariner7897]

🤣😅😂🇺🇸💖

[@rebeccaduncan5970]

why not bob had keeping his notes on the job his had and seeing them keeping his notes now, Richard Nixon had to get out of office is odd too, and his book all President s men was a cool book too and the move is OK cool too, 🏕🏖🥇🏅🥈🏆🥉🎖📿⛑🪖🥷🦸‍♀🦸🦸‍♂🧜‍♀🧚🧚‍♂🧚‍♀🏋‍♀🏋‍♂🏋🐉🐲🌚🏴‍☠🏳‍⚧🏁🟢🟡

[@frankieclayton9303]

Because if people want to turn from truth they don't believe in lies and deception that's what Jesus Christ said what's going to happen in the last days and times

[@loreneaustin5304]

Last of real journalist. Not sure what you call it now.

[@tonywalton1052]

Infotainment for fuktards, that's what you call it now.

[@martinobrien7110]

THERE ARE REAL JOURNALISTS AROUND TODAY AT THE POST & TIMES DOING GREAT WORK .

[@CaneFu]

Lorene Austin: There are more real journalists now than ever before; it's just that Trump doesn't like the facts that they are digging up about his illegal activities. Him constantly calling the press "fake news" is a childish defense that only works with his sycophant supporters.

[@Jlipchik]

There are good journalists today, it's just that the people lack a conscience.

[@authorofmyownthoughts4827]

Ahh no comparison; no comparison at ALL ! WE ALL KNOW AS COMMON CITIZENS IS THAT TRUMP LET HIS HART LEAD HIM Again. And went against america's so called rullers. He looked into things again, being a man of action. Mustn't, you'll find who is pulling the strings, Trump being a man of purpose is called to do so especially when they rise up and insnare him and his family. Who are the real crime bosses? Who did he offend by being honest forthright and ernest about his goals? Who? We all know?

[@seanirish6173]

Classic film

[@timdaugherty4014]

What did John Belushi ever do to Woodward?

[@mikehersh6192]

Truth

[@zam6877]

I wonder if we will fail?

[@patreonsage5169]

Thank you for this excellent and essential recap CBS Sunday Morning. Thank you, Woodward and Bernstein for your persistence and understanding the gravitas of the events unfolding. Thanks to the once upon a time golden age of journalism. I was a young adult then, and knowing and having validated there existed the conviction of revealing and standing by the truth in terms of its value in protecting our wounded, damaged, and imperfect and because of slavery deeply flawed democracy, resulted in a moment for once, when Nixon was forced to resign, of feeling a deep sense of pride in being an American. Thank you for this, and posthumous gratitude to Mark Felt, Deep Throat, a true American patriot. I lived through this once, and in my heart, I am once again looking forward to being a proud American when Trump/Pence are no longer in the White House although it breaks my heart to have to live through it all a second time; apparently, some of us are agonizingly slow learners.

[@SuperMinnesota2]

Your comment reads as if you have no idea what some of the fancy words you're using actually mean.

[@reginaldbrown6270]

The movie Mark Felt brought me here

[@mikehersh6192]

🎉🎉

[@christiansfortruth5953]

What amazes me is that in the movie you all these people.....mainly the women telling these guys "I dont want to talk about it" But instead they end up running their mouths. Why? Why didn't they just say. "Sorry guys. Shove off" and then close the flaming door.

[@eugenea.buckleyjr.7988]

How many spies at network and what agents of foreign powers do they represent?

[@hrhrae1959]

Better looking than the stars of the movie!

[@robinjohnson6225]

Honest

[@eugenea.buckleyjr.7988]

According to some the bug was found and disabled. Plumber's went change battery or bug the second time.

[@brianberman72]

The Most Important Document in Human History: The U.S. Constitution. The Most Important Portion: The First Amendment.

[@thebookkeeper8404]

TO ALL DEM POLITICIANS - YOU are expected to vote PROGRESSIVE. DO SO or plan on being eliminated from your position. YOU’VE been taking CORPORATE $s. It needs to END.! Pls. Share

[@bydefault7795]

"If you can get stories, you can still do it the same way." Or. if you can read a script, you can become a multi-millionaire.

[@tommmdlin]

Deep Throat is so cool!

[@bobby-ry1ze]

Hippies always said trust no one over 30

[@shrimpflea]

I'm well past 30 and I certainly don't trust myself.

[@12345682900]

All "child's play" now compared to Trump & his MAG-ATs in 2024.

[@suzannereiser4720]

Great to know that Republicans’ use of dirty tricks hasn’t changed in 40 years.

[@mikehersh6192]

Meadows operation 2023

[@wilsonc5P]

The story is that it was a CIA play. Case closed.

[@guglielmosolimene7997]

Secret,

[@2Uahoj]

You know, it's kind of ridiculous to make these two individuals out to be public service heros. In 1972 they were two low level journalists hungry - like any young people - to make names for themselves and careers. And they landed on a HUGE story and went for it. Great. But did they do it for expressly for America? For democratic civil society? To make a better world? Possibly. The implication here is that they did --- but in proper context, they likely did it just as much for the excitement and their personal interest.

[@brendadegeyter7995]

Dorothy duncan heart paley hirshon

[@thefakenewsnetwork8072]

You gotta love the audacity of republicans

[@francishuddy9462]

3' 51" Says, "this is not a whodunit ... It is a howdunnit." Incorrect. It WAS a whodunit. Who in the presidency was behind it all? Disappointing documentary. Makes Woodward and Bernstein seem thick. Pretending to be an actor, annoyingly mimicking other people's voices.

[@annguyendoan7189]

An hoc chi xóa ten tuoi ho / do kho rách

Orange man bad, CBS joke.

[@alfandeddie]

They created a bunch of talentless wannabes who try to drum up conspiracies that aren’t there.

[@shrimpflea]

Who created them?

[@letolethe5878]

At 4:18, Woodward is about to answer the question and Bernstein jumps in; the look Woodward gives Bernstein is full of annoyance;

[@cugir321]

Bob Woodward......isn't he a comedian?

[@brendadegeyter7995]

Slander

[@brendadegeyter7995]

Carl berstein mother sylvia walker hated gimbles department

[@rebeccaduncan5366]

when seeing the move the presidents men was cool and seeing bob and carl doing the job was cool too , when others into the move had seeing the 2 guys had runing it now,

[@ArslanOtcular]

Thompson Edward Taylor Karen Anderson Karen

[@m.e.d.7997]

Loved the movie