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Just finished season 2 of this podcast today - both seasons focus on Presidential scandals so might not be what everyone‘s reading life is craving right now, but the storytelling is great #nfn2020

I was a bit disappointed in this, but I may not be the audience for it—there was nothing in this rendition of RN that I did not already know from biographies. The strongest characters are female ones, though I‘m not sure what the story gains by giving PN a fictional lover. Mallon doesn‘t offer or portray any insight into RN—why he did what he did or what any of it meant. Shouldn‘t a fictional take on an historical event do that? ⭐️⭐️ only, alas.

"His attorney just kept nodding, indicating that he should should keep talking, should let them pump him like some old oil well that might have another thousand gallons pooled at the bottom. LaRue realized he'd entered that backwards, flip-sided world where the more you confessed to, the less you'd wind up being guilty of."
#flipped

Gripping read so far (p.138) - and a perverse nostalgia trip for me. I remember the congressional hearings constantly on TV for what seemed like years when I was a kid. I dimly understood what was going on, but the details and names were a blur. This historical novel richly imagines the thoughts and motivations of those involved in Watergate, large & small. It's like a veil being pulled back on shadowy public events of my childhood.

I read this book several years ago and it taught me so much about watergate. It is a work of historical fiction and lays out the saga of watergate in a really compelling way. I was totally fascinated and hadn‘t realized before how it had all slowly dripped out and how long the scandal went on for before it became “Watergate.” I also recommend slate‘s podcast on the topic - slowburn. #livinginthe70s #historyrepeats #recommendsday #marchintooz

1. Watergate Salad or ‘Pink Stuff‘ 🤢🤢
2. Tough one.. I probably read more Sci-fi but I love them equally.
3. Instagram. @kellyde633 📷
4. Zero. I have about 30 houseplants though..🌱
5. Done. 🤗👋🏼
#friYayIntro @jess.how

"From Watergate we learned what generations before us have known; our Constitution works. And during Watergate years it was interpreted again so as to reaffirm that no one - absolutely no one - is above the law." (Jaworski) This book seems very applicable today. Any other Watergate junkies? What are the best books to read on this era? I've always found the Kennedy/Johnson/Nixon administrations fascinating. Couldn't find this exact book on Litsy.

The deeper into this I got, the more impressed I was with the caliber of the writing and the vibrance of the characters - you actually feel downright bad for Nixon at times. Scenes with White House staff are often darkly comedic, which somehow feels appropriate in today's day and age...