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THE WATERGATE

Joseph Rodota

Inside America's Most Infamous Address

This absorbing history features a remarkable cast of politicians, journalists, socialites, and spies who made the Watergate the most famous—and some say infamous—private address in Washington.

Opened in 1965 and located along the Potomac River in Washington, DC's Foggy Bottom neighborhood, the Watergate became one of the capital's chicest addresses, a hub for powerbrokers and the epicenter of a scandal that brought down a president. In The Watergate, writer and political consultant Joseph Rodota skillfully paints a vivid portrait of this historical landmark whose name has become an indelible part of the cultural zeitgeist.

The Washington Post once favorably compared the Watergate to the Titanic: a concrete-and-steel version of the luxurious ocean liner, ahead of its time. The Watergate is an engaging and eye-opening inside look at the passengers and crew of this legendary building.

Joseph Rodota is a writer and consultant who has been at the highest levels of politics in Washington and California. He worked in the Reagan White House and as a top aide to California governors Pete Wilson and Arnold Schwarzenegger, and he has written for the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Huffington Post, and other outlets.
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Published 2018-02-01 by William Morrow

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An entertaining, gossip-filled history. ... Richly detailed.

Joseph Rodota has written an engaging biography of a building—the Watergate—whose name is forever linked with the politics, intrigue, and power of Washington. -- Karl Rove, former part-time resident of the Watergate