Tom Brokaw recounts the endgame of the Watergate scandal and the Nixon presidency in real time, from his perspective in the press corps as a young White House correspondent for NBC News.In August 1974, after his involvement in the Watergate scandal was revealed, Richard Nixon became the first and only President to resign from office in anticipation of certain impeachment. The year that preceded was filled with shocking revelations and bizarre events, with power politics, legal jiu-jitsu and high-stakes showdowns, and with head-shaking surprises every day. Tom Brokaw, the NBC News White House correspondent during the final year of Watergate, writes of justice and judgment, in this nuanced and thoughtful chronicle, a close-up, personal account of the players, the strategies, and the highs and lows of the scandal that brought down a president. Brokaw says, "Now, almost half a century later, I find it instructive to remember what the country went through, and I wanted to...

Brokaw on Brokaw. In this powerful memoir of a year of dramatic change, the bestselling author and former NBC anchorman chronicles a year spent battling cancer and reflecting on his long, lucky life. Tom Brokaw has led a lucky life, with a strong marriage and family, many friends, a brilliant journalism career culminating in his twenty-two years as anchor of the NBC Nightly News, and author of The Greatest Generation and other books. But in the summer of 2013, when nagging back pain led him to consult with the doctors at the Mayo Clinic, his run of good fortune was interrupted. There he received the shocking news that he had multiple myeloma, a treatable but incurable blood cancer. Friends had always referred to Brokaw's "lucky star," but as he writes in this inspiring memoir, "Turns out that star has a dimmer switch."Brokaw takes us through all the seasons and stages of this surprising year, the emotions, discoveries, setbacks, and...