really do recall
I do remember getting material for somebody, but it wasn't Mr. Hunt.All the President's Men · 1976 — 第 4 / 18 章 · 3'40" · B1
Librarian Recants to Woodward, Explained：get to someone
A White House librarian tells Bernstein that Howard Hunt took out books on Ted Kennedy, then swears she never knew Hunt. "Between the first and second quote, there's a contradiction." Woodward presses the White House for comment and gets a flat denial: the conversation never happened.
あらすじ
At the Washington Post, Bernstein phones a White House librarian while chasing a Howard Hunt lead. She first says Hunt borrowed books on Senator Edward Kennedy, then denies knowing him at all. Woodward calls Ken Clawson at the White House Communications Office. Clawson returns the call to say the librarian denies the entire conversation ever took place.
注目の表現
get to someoneget something on paperbullshitthe truth is
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このシーンの表現
get to someone
pressure or bribe someone
The librarian flips her story, and Bernstein concludes that someone got to her.
Someone is trying to get to the witness before the trial.
このシーンの他の表現
- get something on paper
put it in writing
- bullshit
nonsense, crap
- the truth is
in fact, honestly
- I beg your pardon
what did you say
- refer someone to
send someone to
このシーンのメモ一覧
68 行のセリフに 24 件のメモ
Run wondering if any together as one smooth phrase.
Uh, I was just wondering if any... If you have any...looking into it now
Yes, we're checking into that information now.discover the facts
We'd just like to find out just what it was that Hunt did...finish a call
Just got off the phone with the librarian. You wanna look at the notes on it?want to — Spoken contraction; avoid in writing.
Just got off the phone with the librarian. You wanna look at the notes on it?tied to something
...that Hunt was connected with.There's a blurs into there-za, with a almost gone.
Between the first and second quote, there's a contradiction.a gap of some seconds
It's a space of about five seconds.Link denied even into deny-deven without a pause.
Then she denied even knowing who he was.give a remark about it
I was wondering if you'd like to comment on this confusion.follow it up
- I'm gonna check on it for you. - Fine, thank you. Bye.pressure or bribe someone
The librarian flips her story, and Bernstein concludes that someone got to her.
- It's obvious someone got to her. - Not enough proof.relative clause: The that-clause describes the paper, narrowing it to the one with those words on it.
If there was a piece of paper that said Hunt was taking out books...borrow books
Hunt took out books from the Library of Congress...more to the point
...but what's more important is somebody got to her in...subject clause: The what-clause is the subject; is introduces the real point that follows.
...but what's more important is somebody got to her in...happened
She denies that the conversation with Mr. Bernstein ever took place.deny + gerund: Deny takes the -ing form: she denies knowing him, not denies to know him.
You say she denies even knowing about the conversation taking place?send someone to
...but all she did was refer him to the Press Office.nonsense — A vulgar word; only among close colleagues.
- She denies other conversation took place. - Total bullshit.put it in writing
After the two conflicting calls, the reporters agree they need to get something on paper.
- We've gotta get something on paper. - Library of Congress.have got to — Spoken contraction; not for formal use.
- We've gotta get something on paper. - Library of Congress.asked for by someone
You want all the material requested by the White House?「Librarian Recants to Woodward」を読み解く
What's really going on
The librarian's five-second flip is the whole scene. She doesn't just contradict herself; she reverses from naming Hunt to not knowing him, which Bernstein reads as a warning being delivered. "It's obvious someone got to her," he says. Woodward's answer, "Not enough proof," is the reporter's instinct: a hunch about intimidation is worthless until it is documented. That's why their next thought is to get it on paper. When Woodward confronts Clawson with the contradiction, Clawson doesn't defend the facts, he denies the event, then hangs up with a polite "I hope that's been of some help to you." The White House isn't arguing the content; it's erasing the phone call itself. This is where Watergate reporting turns personal: sources start recanting, and the story becomes proving what everyone now denies.
Theme
LiesThe librarian says Hunt took the books, then says she never knew him. The denial is the evidence.
PowerA phone call from the White House is enough to make a witness take back what she just said.
このチャプターで学べること
- Get to someone means quiet pressure behind the scenes.
- Get something on paper turns talk into proof.
- Deny always takes the -ing form.
- Repeated The truth is can signal a shaky story.
発音のポイント
- wondering if any — Run wondering if any together as one smooth phrase.
- there's a — There's a blurs into there-za, with a almost gone.
- denied even — Link denied even into deny-deven without a pause.
- It's obvious someone got to her. - Not enough proof.Bernstein is sure someone pressured or bought off the librarian. Woodward answers that a hunch isn't proof; without documents, the suspicion can't be printed.
- We've gotta get something on paper. - Library of Congress.They need written documentation, not just a source's word. The Library of Congress keeps borrowing records, so a library slip could prove Hunt took out the books.
Between the first and second quote, there's a contradiction.The librarian's two statements can't both be true: Hunt borrowed the books, and she never knew Hunt. Five seconds apart, the story flips.
Five seconds later, she says, "I don't know Mr. Hunt."Bernstein replays the tape for Woodward, showing how fast the librarian reversed herself. The abrupt denial is what makes the reporters suspect she was warned.
このシーンについての質問
Why does the librarian change her story?
She first admits Howard Hunt borrowed books on Ted Kennedy, then denies knowing him. The reporters assume she was contacted and pressured between those two statements, though they can't prove who did it.
What does "someone got to her" mean?
It's an idiom meaning someone reached a person privately and pressured, threatened or paid them into changing their behavior. Bernstein uses it to explain why the librarian suddenly recanted.
Why does Clawson deny the conversation happened at all?
Instead of defending what the librarian said, the White House denies the call took place. Erasing the conversation avoids leaving a statement on record that the Post could quote back at them.
Is the librarian lying to the Post or to the White House?
She told Bernstein one thing and the White House another. Either she was pressured after their call, or she was protecting herself. The film leaves it ambiguous, which is exactly the point.
Who is Ken Clawson in the movie?
A White House communications aide Woodward calls for comment on the librarian's contradiction. His polite callback, offering to "check on it," is the White House closing ranks rather than answering the question.
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