Woodstein

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     Until the August 1 story about the Dahlberg check, the working relationship between Bernstein and Woodward was more competitive than anything else.  Each had worried that the other might walk off with the remainder of the story by himself.  If one had gone chasing after a lead at night or on a weekend, the other felt compelled to do the same.  

The August 1 story had carried their joint byline; the day afterward, Woodward asked Sussman if Bernstein's name could appear with his on the follow-up story -- though Bernstein was still in Miami and had not worked on it.  From then on, any Watergate story would carry both names.  Their colleagues melded the two into one and gleefully named their byline Woodstein.

     Gradually, Bernstein's and Woodward's mutual distrust and suspicions diminished.  They realized the advantages of working together, particularly because their temperaments were so dissimilar.  The breadth of the story, the inherent risks and the need for caution all argued for at least two reporters working on it.  By dividing the work and pooling their information, they increased their contacts.

     Each kept a separate master list of telephone numbers.  The numbers were called at least twice a week.  (Just the fact that a certain source wouldn't come to the phone or return calls often signaled something important.)...

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All the President's Men, by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward.  1974.  Simon & Schuster.

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The sweet pretty things are in bed now of course

The city fathers, they're trying to endorse

The reincarnation of Paul Revere's horse
But the town has no need to be nervous


The ghost of Belle Starr, she hands down her wits
To Jezebel the nun she violently knits
A bald wig for Jack the Ripper who sits
At the head of the Chamber of Commerce


Mama's in the fact'ry
She ain't got no shoes
Daddy's in the alley
He's lookin' for the fuse

I'm in the kitchen 
With the tombstone blues...

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Lyrics from "Tombstone Blues"
second cut on the album
Highway 61 Revisited 
by Bob Dylan

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