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9. Watergate by Thomas Mallon

Mon Apr 13, 2015, 10:46 AM

Apr 2015

This is a fictional account of the iconic political scandal of the century. Mallon tells the story through the eyes Fred Larue, Howard Hunt, Rose Mary Wood, Pat Nixon and Alice Longworth, TR's daughter and an ardent Nixon supporter. The personalities are sharply drawn, filled out with gossipy personal and political details that keep you turning the pages. There aren't many worthwhile political novels being written now days, but this is a good one. Did Pat Nixon really have an affair? Read Mallon's novel and find out.

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