Washington post

Stephany 2022-03-21 09:01:53

One of the first few important films in my movie watching career, I watched it for the third time, and I didn't feel anything after watching it for the first two times, because I didn't know much about history. The reason for this review is that Buffett's investment in the Washington Post is described in The Romance of Bamont, the history of the development of the Washington Post, and the friendship (love?) between Mrs. Graham and Buffett. After understanding the historical background, watching the movie is much smoother, such as the background of the Vietnam War at the beginning, the background of the Washington Post's listing, Mrs. Graham's birthday and so on. The ones that impress me the most are the following:

1. In the New York Stock Exchange, Mrs. Graham stood out among the many male-backed lawyers and investment bankers. In order not to embarrass her, Ben also brought a lot of materials to the venue to resolve the situation.

2. At Mrs. Graham's house, when everyone was against it, she only asked one question, knowing that she might go to jail: "Will this affect our soldiers in Vietnam?" - Who said women are inferior to men .

3. The final summary of the justice; this reminds me of Caixin Weekly, founded by Ms. Hu Shuli. I have always admired this unique perspective and sharp words, which have shown brilliant power in many news media.

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Extended Reading

The Post quotes

  • Robert McNamara: If you publish, you'll get the very worst of him, the Colsons and the Ehrlichmans and he'll crush you.

    Kay Graham: I know, he's just awful, but I...

    Robert McNamara: [Interrupting and getting extremely angry] He's a... Nixon's a son of a bitch! He hates you, he hates Ben, he's wanted to ruin the paper for years and you will not get a second chance, Kay. The Richard Nixon I know will muster the full power of the presidency and if there's a way to destroy your paper, by God, he'll find it.

  • Roger Clark: What if we wait? What if we hold off on printing today. Instead we call the Attorney General and we tell them that we intend to print on Sunday. That way we give them and us time to figure out the legality of all of it, while the Court in New York decides the Times case.

    Ben Bradlee: Are you suggesting we alert the Attorney General to the fact that we have these documents, that we're going to print, in a few days?

    Roger Clark: Well, yes, that is the idea.

    Ben Bagdikian: Yeah, well, outside of landing the Hindenburg in a lightning storm, that's about the shittiest idea I've ever heard.

    Fritz Beebe: Oh boy!