In a look back from three decades later, "The Guardian" called the book "a meticulous recreation of the last hundred days of the Nixon presidency." In a 2018 retrospective ranking by Politico of all of Woodward's 20 books, including his newly released "", the ranking of "The Final Days" was second best, trailing only "All the President's Men". The Politico writer said of "The Final Days" that "This book ... is fantastic, the model for all Woodward that came after." Still, the manner of sources for the book remained a subject for debate as well.