And it’s easy enough to see why it sold a gazillion copies when it was published in June 1974 as the Watergate scandal headed toward its frenzied conclusion. (I’m aware that Woodward/Bernstein don’t ...

He also used his experiences to author more than 70 novels, posthumously publishing his final book, American Spy: My Secret History in the C.I.A., Watergate and Beyond, shortly after he died of ...