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To Set the Record Straight: The Break-In, the Tapes, the Conspirators, the Pardon

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Judge Sirica had his own idea of how "justice" should be meted out, and didn't spend too much time trying to follow the dictates of modern jurisprudence.

Here is a man with a LARGE ego, writing a book to tell us what a great job he did as the main judge who handled the prosecution of most of the Watergate cases.

A lot of it is quotes from his courtroom. It is written in a folksy style (like he is a good ol' boy). It spends quite a bit of time chatting about his life outside of the courtroom. I will admit to being pretty annoyed some of the time, at the quirky manner of his writing (and, of course, at his knowing that he always did the right thing). He is darn lucky that most of the people pleaded guilty, or he probably would have had many of his actions overturned on appeal.

There is some new material, and certainly coming from a different perspective. As the book goes day-to-day in his courtroom, it helps to understand the order that Watergate events unfolded.

I do not recommend this book for people who are not well-versed in Watergate knowledge.