Few-if any-books have had a more profound and lasting impact on society than this extraordinary piece of reporting that shook the very foundation of American politics. Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward won the Pulitzer Prize for their investigative journalism. At first, it was a simple story. Democratic headquarters at the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C. had been burglarized. But as Washington Post reporters Bernstein and Woodward dug deeper, a trail of corruption wound its way back to President Richard Nixon. Before long, Nixon's reign was over.