Simultaneous release with the S&S hardcover. Is a historically informative and enjoyable listening experience that also speaks to the current issue of journalism and the protection of sources. Gaines's version of the older, forgetful Felt sounds a bit like his Richard Nixon, with a pinch of John Wayne thrown in the mix. His take on Felt's voice is also strong, and it is interesting to hear Felt's digression into the less complimentary mannerisms of old age. His rendition of Woodward is authoritative yet humble and delivered with a confident crispness. But Gaines rises to the occasion with aplomb. Retelling a tale that was so memorably and, as it turns out, accurately portrayed by Robert Redford and Hal Holbrook on film is a daunting task. By his own admission he was drifting, lost and looking for guidance. His tour in the Navy was ending and he didn’t know what he wanted to do with his life. Now that the Watergate scandal source, Deep Throat, has decided to step forward (or at least Mark Felt's family has), this audiobook serves as the final chapter of the saga Woodward and Carl Bernstein began with All the President's Men Woodward was a young Navy lieutenant whose boss had dispatched him to the White House to drop off some papers.
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