After the Final Days

Shadow: Five Presidents and the Legacy of Watergate, by Bob Woodward (Simon & Schuster, 592 pp., $27.50)

Bob Woodward is the marvel of Washington journalism, an object of intense admiration, loathing, and, above all, envy. To mention his name is to enliven any room. Many of his peers regard him as the best political reporter in the country. A contrary case is difficult to make.

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Jay Nordlinger

Jay Nordlinger was a senior editor of National Review and a book fellow at National Review Institute.

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Shadow: Five Presidents and the Legacy of Watergate, by Bob Woodward (Simon & Schuster, 592 pp., $27.50)

Bob Woodward is the marvel of Washington journalism, an object of intense admiration, loathing, and, above all, envy. To mention his name is to enliven any room. Many of his peers regard him as the best political reporter in the country. A contrary case is difficult to make.