In 1974 , two years after the Watergate burglary and two months before Nixon resigned , Bernstein and Woodward released the book '' All the President 's Men '' . The book drew upon the notes and research accumulated while writing articles about the scandal for the '' Post '' and " remained on best-seller lists for six months . " In 1975 it was turned into a movie starring Dustin Hoffman as Bernstein and Robert Redford as Woodward which later went on to be nominated in multiple Oscar ( including Best Picture nomination ) , Golden Globe and BAFTA categories . A second book , '' The Final Days '' , was published by Bernstein and Woodward in 1976 as a follow-up chronicling Nixon 's last days in office
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