It Seemed Like Nothing Happened: The tragedy and promise of America in the 1970s
by Peter N.Carroll
It Seemed Like Nothing Happened: The tragedy and promise of America in the 1970s by Peter N.Carroll is about the state of America in the 1970s. It mostly talks about President Nixon and how his intentions of keeping an eye on the democratic committee effected America and his presidency. Specifically his connections with the Vietnam war too. Along with other depressing facts at that time like the Kent State shooting. Protester's who we're against the Vietnam war continued walking the streets that day. They we're hinder by the police. After the collision ended four Vietnam protesters died and others were injured. This book reveals the truth about what happened in the 1960 and 1970s and why their even was a anti-war protest in the first place. It talks about the co-conspirators in the Vietnam war who did things that they have probably regretted. It also explains what the CIA's intention were and how they kept the tragic event of the My Lai Massacre was exposes resulting in widespread public opposition against the Vietnam war . This tragic event involved the kill of innocent Vietnamese children, women and families of a small village.
The book, The Secret Man, by Bob Woodward deals with the identity of a secret informant. He was the man responsible for leaking vital information regarding the Watergate scandal to Washington Post reporter, Bob Woodward would signal "Deep Throat" when he wanted a meeting with him by leaving a potted plant with a red flag on his balcony. When "Deep Throat" agreed to meet with Woodward, he would send him a sign by leaving marks on Woodward's copy of the New York Times. THey would meet at an underground parking lot late night. The managing editor, Howard Simon, of the Washington Post gave him the name "Deep Throat" because he was considered anonymous source whose identity could not be revealed. The mysterious character was said to have ties to the FBI. If it hadn't been for "Deep Throat" , Woodward and Bernstein would have never exposed the true facts about the cover-up. "Deep Throat's" identity was kept secret for thirty years. It wasn't until 2005 that "Deep Throat" came clean about identity. "Deep Throat" revealed himself to be the one time Acting Director of the FBI, Mark Felt. He was in charge of the FBI when J. Edgar Hoover died. Instead of giving him the job, Nixon passed him over and hired an ex-Naval Lawyer with no law enforcement experience. Mike Felt was furious and he might have sought to avenge himself by helping Woodward and Bernstein bring down the Nixon Administration.
