THE LAST OF THE PRESIDENT’S MEN
“Another fascinating gift to history by D.C.’s most relentless reporter.”
Politico
Bob Woodward exposes one of the final pieces of the Richard Nixon puzzle in his new book The Last of the President’s Men. Woodward reveals the untold story of Alexander Butterfield, the Nixon aide who disclosed the secret White House taping system that changed history and led to Nixon’s resignation.
In 46 hours of interviews with Butterfield, supported by thousands of documents, many of them original and not in the presidential archives and libraries, Woodward has uncovered new dimensions of Nixon’s secrets, obsessions and deceptions.
The Last of the President’s Men could not be more timely and relevant as voters question how much do we know about those who are now seeking the presidency in 2016: What really drives them? How do they really make decisions? Who do they surround themselves with? And what are their true political and personal values?
Reviews:
“A head-shaker . . . a great read.”
John W. Dean, former White House counsel to President Nixon
“Full of new insights for the public and scholars . . . [A] largely overlooked window into the Nixon personality . . . a service to history.”
Tim Naftali, former director of the Nixon Presidential Library
“This volume . . . amplifies—rather than revises the familiar, almost Miltonian portrait of the 37th president . . . as a brooding, duplicitous despot, obsessed with enemies and score-settling and not the least bit hesitant about lying to the public and breaking the law.”
The New York Times
“A short and riveting look into the files and memory of Alexander Butterfield . . . Here Butterfield gives Woodward access to files and photos even the seasoned journalist had never seen before . . . Nixon’s vulgarities and general ugliness of manner somehow shocked this usually unshockable reader.”
Sara Nelson, Amazon Best Book of October 2015
“It was the biggest bombshell of the biggest political scandal in American history: White House aide Alexander Butterfield revealing the existence of the White House taping system. . . . now he’s back to teach us all one of the basic lessons of journalism: there is always more to the story.”
CBS News
“Brisk, provocative . . . Woodward's engrossing volume gives us an Alexander Butterfield of enormous complexity.”
Stephen L. Carter, BloombergView
“An intimate but disturbing portrayal of Nixon in the Oval Office.”
The Washington Post
“A cringe-worthy portrayal of the 37th president . . . Woodward puts the petty Nixon on vivid display.”
The Washington Post
