Reston wrote, with Frank Mankiewicz, "Perfectly Clear: Nixon from Whittier to Watergate." He was the Watergate expert who assisted David Frost in his historic Nixon Interviews, and he consulted with playwright Peter Morgan in the development of the play "Frost/Nixon," which was made into the movie of the same name. He is also the author of "The Conviction of Richard Nixon" and numerous other books, plays, and articles, including "A Rift in the Earth."
With an impeachment inquiry underway, hear about events leading to Nixon resignation from James Reston, Nov. 6
With Washington again embroiled in an impeachment battle, learn about the days leading up to the resignation of President Richard Nixon from an eyewitness to those events.
James Reston, Jr., will present his book, "The Impeachment Diary: Eyewitness to the Removal of a President," at a National Press Club Headliners Book Rap on Wednesday, Nov. 6, at 6:30 p.m. in the conference rooms.
Tickets are $5 for Club members and $10 for the general public. Purchase tickets and books online.
The Book Rap is a fundraiser for the Club's National Journalism Institute, so no outside books are allowed.
Reston wrote the diary in real time as the Watergate scandal evolved into an impeachment process. He found the diary in his papers in the fall of 2018 and as he wrote in the preface he was “astonished at its relevance to the current situation.”
Former acting Solicitor General Walter Dellinger wrote the forward to the book.
James Reston, Jr.