Movie Post 4 (Citations)

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Citations 

All The President's Men, A movie about the Watergate Scandal.

ebscohost.com, "Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein Watchdogs in Washington",  this article is about Woodward and Bernstein and their opinions of each other, their mutual respect, and their Watergate investigation. 

American History (textbook), "Watergate", The textbook section details the presidency of Nixon and the Watergate scandal.

lib.umn.edu, "Understanding Media and Culture: An Introduction to Mass Communication", This article details the change in media over time and its importance in society.

lincoln.edu, "Freedom of and Freedom of Press", This article details the importance of the freedom of speech. 
c-span.org, "Axios Conversation with Bob Woodward", This is an interview with Bob Woodward.

youtube.com, "The Story Behind 'All The President's Men'", This is an interview with Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein.

nytimes.com, "How Redford et al. Covered a Scandal", This article is a review of the movie All The President's Men.  
washingtonpost.com, "The Watergate Story", This article is a timeline of the event of the Watergate scandal.

youtube.com, "Director Alan J. Pakula talks about ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN in rare 1976 interview", This is an interview with the director of the movie All The President's Men Ala Pakula. 
galegroup.com, "Power of the Pardon: The intricacies behind the American presidency's most imperial perquisite", This article is about the presidential power of pardon and how Nixon and other presidents have used it. 
theatlantic.com, "Is the Watergate-Comey Comparison Simply a Way to Score Partisan Points?", This article is a historical comparison of Trump and Nixon. 

americasquarterly.org, "Lessons from the Watergate Scandal", This is an article about the lessons we can learn from Watergate.

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