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

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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...

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...

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.

It was accountability that Nixon feared.

It was accountability that Nixon feared.

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...

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.

Certain political figures think when you call them and ask them for a comment; that...

Certain political figures think when you call them and ask them for a comment; that...

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...

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 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...

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...

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 gave my word that this source would not be identified unless he changed his...

I gave my word that this source would not be identified unless he changed his...

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...

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...

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.

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 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...

The cloud of doubt that surrounds political figures tends to remain and never dissipate or...

The cloud of doubt that surrounds political figures tends to remain and never dissipate or...