The fact of the Watergate cover-up is not nearly as interesting as the step into making the cover-up. And when you understand the step, you understand that Richard Nixon lied. That he was a criminal.

The book and movie also led to one of Washington D. Woodward and Bernstein followed up with a second successful book on Watergate entitled The Final Days (Simon and Schuster 1976) covering in extensive depth the period from November 1973 until President Nixon resigned in August 1974. 1 are
The Choice—about Bill Clinton's re-election bid; (1996) ISBN 0-684-81308-4
Maestro—about Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan; (2000) ISBN 0-7432-0412-3
The Secret Man—about Mark Felt's disclosure after more than 30 years that he was Deep Throat.

While a young reporter for The Washington Post in 1972 Woodward was teamed up with Carl Bernstein; the two did much of the original news reporting on the Watergate scandal. Robert Upshur “Bob” Woodward (born March 26 1943) is an American investigative journalist and non-fiction author.