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

Quote by Bob Woodward

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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...

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...

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 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 is a garbage culture out there, where we pour garbage on people. Then the...

There is a garbage culture out there, where we pour garbage on people. Then the...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

The legislator learns that when you talk a lot, you get in trouble. You have...

The legislator learns that when you talk a lot, you get in trouble. You have...

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,...

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.

Even now there is no evidence that anyone involved in the Nixon operation was going...

Even now there is no evidence that anyone involved in the Nixon operation was going...

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 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.

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...

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...