Drew's book was a trip down memory lane. I was a college student and anti-Nixon. I remember the Ervin hearings and all the furor in 1973-74 around the Watergate break in and cover up.. This was all before cable and 24 hour news channels. I have to admit that I do make comparisons with the Nixon and Trump administrations. What Drew's book reminded me was that there still was support for Nixon around the country and in Washington. I enjoyed the book---it is a great reference for those wanting to know about Watergate and Nixon's last days as President. It's also a cautionary tale for our politics now... ( )

Elizabeth Drew's "Washington Journal" is such an amazing achievement. She just spent her time talking to back benchers of the House and Senate, and wrote incisively and well of the struggles and the back and forth of the debate over Watergate.

Lot of half forgotten names in here - the wonderful Peter Rodino, who stood up and chaired the House Judiciary Committee with grace and dignity and horse sense.

And Charles Sandman who defended the President to the bitter end wtih wit and passion and intelligence. This is historical stuff, debate framing stuff. A lot of this will be quoted by historians and politicians for as long as the Republic stands.

Is Impeachment a legal or a political process? To Drew it's both - and she shows both sides eloquently and well.

Just to see how the House and Senate struggle towards consensus on this most difficult issue is worth the price of admission. A group of very human and fallible men and women sat down and looked this stuff over and dickered and dithered and came out the other side. And the nation stood.

A great story told well by a great journalist. Recommended ( )