If you interviewed 1,000 politicians and asked about whether the media's too soft or too hard, about 999 would say too hard.

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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...

People like to pigeonhole and say, Well, I'm a Washington insider, and you know, that's...

People like to pigeonhole and say, Well, I'm a Washington insider, and you know, that's...

I give lectures for money, but all the money goes to charity. So, I make...

I give lectures for money, but all the money goes to charity. So, I make...

The failure of the system to deal quickly was attributable to Nixon's lying, stonewalling and...

The failure of the system to deal quickly was attributable to Nixon's lying, stonewalling and...

Deep Throat's information, and in my view, courage, allowed the newspaper to use what he...

Deep Throat's information, and in my view, courage, allowed the newspaper to use what he...

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

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

Clinton feels a profound alienation from the Washington culture here, and I happen to agree...

Clinton feels a profound alienation from the Washington culture here, and I happen to agree...

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 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....

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...

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 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...

The biggest rap on me is that I don't find a Watergate every couple of...

The biggest rap on me is that I don't find a Watergate every couple of...

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.

It was accountability that Nixon feared.

It was accountability that Nixon feared.

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.

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.

There's hostility to lying, and there should be.

There's hostility to lying, and there should be.

We're not going to have another Watergate in our lifetime. I'm sure.

We're not going to have another Watergate in our lifetime. I'm sure.

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...