Nixon's grand mistake was his failure to understand that Americans are forgiving, and if he had admitted error early and apologized to the country, he would have escaped.

Quote by Bob Woodward

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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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

I'm not going to name some of my colleagues who are very well-known for their...

I'm not going to name some of my colleagues who are very well-known for their...

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...

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...

Deep Throat was a very unfortunate name given to the source by the managing editor...

Deep Throat was a very unfortunate name given to the source by the managing editor...

Watergate provides a model case study of the interaction and powers of each of the...

Watergate provides a model case study of the interaction and powers of each of the...

Way before Watergate, senior administration officials hid behind anonymity.

Way before Watergate, senior administration officials hid behind anonymity.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

We need to police ourselves in the media.

We need to police ourselves in the media.