Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein are reporters seeking justice and truth. Unfortunately the charisma of Bernstein and the seriousness of Woodward give them no luck in this political disarray. After making an infinite amount of phone calls to attorneys, head of committee members, white house bookkeepers, and so on, the road to illumination seemed dim. Anything to confirm and grasp a sense of knowledge in this great financial ordeal was intended. After much elaborated research was recollected, all that was given to this pair of eager reporters were clues, hints, and suggestions. none was was cold hard facts hence, an untrustworthy issue was fabricated between bradlee and bob/carl.
Bits and pieces start to make sense but they still cannot see the big picture. That is until, a mysterious character that goes by the name of "deepthroat" hints them about many situations and the people involved with it in the dark and secluded area of a parking lot. Within the information given by "deepthroat", it is known that the watergate case was just a cover-up for an even greater problem, which was the illegal fundraising business that Haldeman and a few other vile gentlemen ran secretly within the white house. Everybody was involved, from the C.I.A, to the F.B.I, to the Justice Department, they all knew about it and threatened others to not speak of it whatsoever. Shortly after, many of the men whom were involved in the unheard of shenanigans were imprisoned. Two years into Nixon's re-election, he himself resigns to the power of the presidency.
One of the things I learned watching this fascinating and deeply intriguing film, is that ethics in a reporter is definitely an important factor. To publish something it must be true. To do that you must get the person interviewed to claim that he has been quoted or 'on record'. Also, if you want to let someone know something secretive always do it in print, such as the note in between the newspaper fold that was given to Woodward. Nonetheless, gathering information is a real hassle for a reporter whose putting hard news out there for the public. Since its a big deal and it puts peoples job at risk, very important people to be specific, sources must be rather exact and correct.
