Bob Woodward writes about the man who outed the existence of Nixon's White House tapes in The Las of the President's Men
Alex Butterfield shares his unpublished memoir as well as many documents from his time serving at the pleasure of the president. It is fascinating to read these memos and letters. Woodward's telling of Butterfield's place in the Watergate era feels like coming full circle from the work done with Bernstein on the original articles they wrote for The Washington Post when the story originally broke.
The memories Butterfield shares with Woodward are truly fascinating and this is book is not at all dry and boring history. Woodward's writing style is that of an expert journalist, interesting, concise, and engaging.
If you have any interest in politics, history, or just like a good bit of story telling this is a safe bet.
(finished 12/4/15)
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