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The Press Box

The April Issue: The 50th Anniversary of 'All the President’s Men' With Sean Fennessey

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🗓️ 9 April 2026

⏱️ 81 minutes

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It’s time for the April issue! Bryan is joined by Sean Fennessey to talk about 'All the President’s Men' in honor of its 50th anniversary. They start by discussing how this movie plays in today’s climate politically and journalistically. Then they talk about all the major players that are involved in this movie—from the stars, including Robert Redford (10:56) and Dustin Hoffman (49:10), to the filmmakers, including Alan Pakula(1:00:14)—and some of their favorite cameos (53:47). Host: Bryan CurtisGuest: Sean FennesseyProducers: Bruce Baldwin, Isaiah Blakely, and Sarah Reddy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:33.6

Hello media consumers. Welcome to the April issue of the press box.

0:43.3

Brian Curtis here, along with producers Isaiah Blakely and Bruce Baldwin.

0:47.6

Today we come to celebrate the birthday of a movie.

0:51.7

The movie is all the president's men, which turns 50 years old this week.

0:57.0

Now, since I've been in journalism, I've met reporters that think of all the President's

1:01.0

men as their hype song that were inspired to get into reporting by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein,

1:08.0

maybe Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman. I've also met reporters who think of all the president's men as a slick exercise in myth-making

1:15.5

that say the movie makes it seem like Woodward and Bernstein alone brought down Richard Nixon.

1:22.4

Now, what I'd like to do on the movie's 50th birthday is look at how this inspirational mythic thing came together.

1:29.5

Because it turns out that all the president's men has a lot of bylines. As we'll see,

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