Lawyers didn't seriously get involved in the Watergate stories until quite late, when we realized we were on to something.

Quote by Bob Woodward

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Nixon's attempts to order subversion of various departments was bound to come out in some...

Nixon's attempts to order subversion of various departments was bound to come out in some...

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....

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...

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...

There are people who take rumors and embellish them in a way that can be...

There are people who take rumors and embellish them in a way that can be...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

I think people are smart enough to sort it out. They know when they're watching...

I think people are smart enough to sort it out. They know when they're watching...

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...

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 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 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...

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

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

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....

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...

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...