“Forty years after the greatest scandal of the American presidency, Elizabeth Drew’s account in Washington Journal remains fresh and riveting, instructive and evocative. Her afterword on Nixon’s post-Watergate life is equally compelling.” —Tom Brokaw
 
“A journal so meticulous, so coolly absorbing as to render the year almost reasonable.” —Joan Didion
 
“Indispensable . . . Superb . . . [Drew] has succeeded admirably in coolly, clinically, meticulously recording the way it was. Her work is bound to be indispensable.” —The Washington Post
 
“Of all the books on Watergate, this is the one that will last.” —John W. Gardner
 
“Elizabeth Drew made me feel again the strong emotions of those extraordinary months in 1974 when Richard Nixon was unmasked—the doubt, the tension, the relief. It was a time in our lives when the Constitution came alive, and she makes us understand how it happened. It is wonderful to be reminded.” —Anthony Lewis
 
“A sober, thorough, and sensitive report.” —The New York Times Books Review

"One of the pioneers of women in journalism." —Chuck Todd, MSNBC

“Like nothing else I’ve ever read about that period, really shows what it was like to be there.” —Molly Ball, The Atlantic
 
“Full of observations and sensory details that give the word ‘Watergate’ meaning beyond the well-worn symbols of corruption and . . . From the first page, you feel that you are in smoggy, stuffy Washington, watching things get bizarre.” —Barnes and Noble Review
 
“A classic of American political journalism . . . Forty years later, it’s every bit as riveting.” —Judy Woodruff, PBS Newshour

“Unquestionably the best book yet on Watergate, and conceivably the best we will ever get.” —Greil Marcus, Rolling Stone

“A true thriller.” —Houston Chronicle

 "[Washington Journal], originally published in 1975, closely chronicled the events leading up to and following the Watergate scandal. Forty years later, Nixon’s secret plan for career rehab is revealed in Drew’s new afterward, including attempts that Nixon made to stay relevant in the political world.” —Politico

"Compelling . . . a reminder that American politicians can rise and respond to crises." —Al Hunt, Bloomberg View