The Final Days [Paperback]

“An extraordinary work of reportage on the epic political story of our time” (Newsweek)—from Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, Pulitzer Prize-winning coauthors ofAll the President’s Men.

The Final Daysis the #1 New York Times bestselling, classic, behind-the-scenes account of Richard Nixon’s dramatic last months as president. Moment by moment, Bernstein and Woodward portray the taut, post-Watergate White House as Nixon, his family, his staff, and many members of Congress strained desperately to prevent his inevitable resignation. This brilliant book reveals the ordeal of Nixon’s fall from office—one of the gravest crises in presidential history.Bob Woodward is an associate editor atThe Washington Post, where he has worked for forty-seven years. He has shared in two Pulitzer Prizes, first for thePost’s coverage of the Watergate scandal with Carl Bernstein, and second in 2003 as the lead reporter for coverage of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. He has authored or coauthored eighteen books, all of which have been national nonfiction bestsellers. Twelve of those have been #1 national bestsellers. 

Carl Bernstein is a contributing editor forVanity Fairmagazine and has written for a variety of publications. He is the author ofLoyalties: A Son’s Memoir,and has coauthoredHis Holiness: John Paul IIand theHistory of Our Timewith Marco Politi, as well asAll the President's MenandThe Final Dayswith Bob Woodward. Fascinating, macabre, mordant, melancholy, frightening...
--Los Angeles Times An extraordinary work of reportage on the epic political story of our time.
--Newsweek Absolutely mesmerizing.
--Chicago Sun-Times Unprecedented...Mr. Nixon emerges as a tragic figure weathering a catastrophic ordeal...and weathering it with considerable courage and dignity.
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