After Nixon resigned in 1974, he engaged in a very aggressive war with history, attempting to wipe out the Watergate stain and memory. Happily, history won, largely because of Nixon's tapes.

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We need to police ourselves in the media.

We need to police ourselves in the media.

I think journalism gets measured by the quality of information it presents, not the drama...

I think journalism gets measured by the quality of information it presents, not the drama...

There may yet be another Watergate book. I have thought a book about the aftermath...

There may yet be another Watergate book. I have thought a book about the aftermath...

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,...

I don't think there will ever be a permanent truce, but I believe the media...

I don't think there will ever be a permanent truce, but I believe the media...

Clinton... believes that the Washington Press Corps is so out of touch that it is...

Clinton... believes that the Washington Press Corps is so out of touch that it is...

I recently read some of the transcripts of Nixon's Watergate tapes, and they spent hours...

I recently read some of the transcripts of Nixon's Watergate tapes, and they spent hours...

When you practice reporting for as long as I have, you keep yourself at a...

When you practice reporting for as long as I have, you keep yourself at a...

The number of illegal activities were so large that one was bound to come out...

The number of illegal activities were so large that one was bound to come out...

Many people have their reputations as reporters and analysts because they are on television, batting...

Many people have their reputations as reporters and analysts because they are on television, batting...

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...

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...

I have written things that Republicans and Democrats and all kinds of figures have either...

I have written things that Republicans and Democrats and all kinds of figures have either...

Newspapers that are truly independent, like The Washington Post, can still aggressively investigate anyone or...

Newspapers that are truly independent, like The Washington Post, can still aggressively investigate anyone or...

Not a season passes without new disclosures showing Nixon's numerous attempts at criminal use of...

Not a season passes without new disclosures showing Nixon's numerous attempts at criminal use of...

Suppose Watergate had not been uncovered? I'd still be on the City Desk.

Suppose Watergate had not been uncovered? I'd still be on the City Desk.

Nixon had some large achievements in foreign affairs. They will be remembered. But a president...

Nixon had some large achievements in foreign affairs. They will be remembered. But a president...

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...

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...

Watergate is an immensely complicated scandal with a cast of characters as varied as a...

Watergate is an immensely complicated scandal with a cast of characters as varied as a...