I believe there's too little patience and context to many of the investigations I read or see on television.

Quote by Bob Woodward

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I have gone on the air and announced my telephone number at the Washington Post....

I have gone on the air and announced my telephone number at the Washington Post....

Certain political figures think when you call them and ask them for a comment; that...

Certain political figures think when you call them and ask them for a comment; that...

Any suggestion that I'm writing about political operatives because I'm interested in political operatives misses...

Any suggestion that I'm writing about political operatives because I'm interested in political operatives misses...

Some newspapers have a hands-off policy on favored politicians. But it's generally very small newspapers...

Some newspapers have a hands-off policy on favored politicians. But it's generally very small newspapers...

Using these unnamed sources, if done properly, carefully and fairly, provides more accountability in government.

Using these unnamed sources, if done properly, carefully and fairly, provides more accountability in government.

I don't think it's useful for somebody to argue with reviews.

I don't think it's useful for somebody to argue with reviews.

I recently did the David Letterman Show about my book. He was very serious and...

I recently did the David Letterman Show about my book. He was very serious and...

I have found people don't want to be told. That they can figure it out.

I have found people don't want to be told. That they can figure it out.

If information is true, if it can be verified, and if it's really important, the...

If information is true, if it can be verified, and if it's really important, the...

I think that everyone is kind of confused about the information they get from the...

I think that everyone is kind of confused about the information they get from the...

I suspect there have been a number of conspiracies that never were described or leaked...

I suspect there have been a number of conspiracies that never were described or leaked...

I deal with first-hand sources. And give the people, even John Sununu, the opportunity to...

I deal with first-hand sources. And give the people, even John Sununu, the opportunity to...

The central dilemma in journalism is that you don't know what you don't know.

The central dilemma in journalism is that you don't know what you don't know.

The Washington Times wrote a story questioning the authenticity of some of the suggestions made...

The Washington Times wrote a story questioning the authenticity of some of the suggestions made...

Because of Watergate in part, I am kind of a magnet for calls and information...

Because of Watergate in part, I am kind of a magnet for calls and information...

The fact of the Watergate cover-up is not nearly as interesting as the step into...

The fact of the Watergate cover-up is not nearly as interesting as the step into...

The source known as Deep Throat provided a kind of road map through the scandal....

The source known as Deep Throat provided a kind of road map through the scandal....

We need to police ourselves in the media.

We need to police ourselves in the media.

When you hear in the tape recordings Nixon's own voice saying, We have to stonewall,...

When you hear in the tape recordings Nixon's own voice saying, We have to stonewall,...

Nixon's grand mistake was his failure to understand that Americans are forgiving, and if he...

Nixon's grand mistake was his failure to understand that Americans are forgiving, and if he...