Washington Journal

Reporting Watergate and Richard Nixon's Downfall

By: Elizabeth Drew

Narrated by: Jo Anna Perrin

Unfolding over the course of a single year, from September 1973 to August 1974, Washington Journal is the record of the near-dissolution of a nation's political conscience - told from within. In this book, we see corruption in its most prosaic and grandest forms, along with occasional flashes of decency, ethics, and humanity, and other sights rarely witnessed in the wilds of the capital.

Cool and understated - and all the more devastating for its understatement - Washington Journal was hailed upon its publication as a landmark work of journalism. With an introduction that brings this all-too-relevant book squarely into the present, Washington Journal is ready for its place in the pantheon of great writing about American politics.

©1974 Elizabeth Drew (P)2014 Tantor

Critic reviews

"Forty years after the greatest scandal of the American presidency, Elizabeth Drew's account in Washington Journal remains fresh and riveting, instructive and evocative. Her afterword on Nixon's post-Watergate life is equally compelling." (Tom Brokaw)

Fascinating first hand view!!

Excellent book on this critical, confusing time. And a reminder that what the outcome was by no means foreordained. Very thoughtful, insightful descriptions of how people in power behave, how they make their choices, and the nexus of politics in constitutional procedures. Also, the narrator sounds so much like the author that it's as if you're hearing Drew herself.

compelling and frightening

very good read. compelling in its revelations. frightening in its relevance to today's political climate.

What a great read!

I can’t say enough of how well this book was both written and narrated. It felt like I was right there listening to a news broadcaster summarizing the days events. Want to know what it felt like to be right there in Washington as the Watergate events unfolded? Listen to this book!

Ms. Drew's Wayback Machine

"Timely" seems bost a most accurate and yet inadequate description of this great historical work. The answer to Ms. Drew's chilling last sentence is playing out now (Jan. 2018).

History repeats

If only dumb Republicans would dare pick a book they’d learned about being conned.

Democrats have to grow a pair and save our democracy.

I know, I know, it’s too much to ask for the dumb right-wingers to read.

“Don’t tread on me!” “My Second Amendment rights”. It is all they can utter while picking their noses and taking a bite.