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I think he had a strange, passionate devotion to the truth and a horror at what he saw going on.

Ben Bradlee

There is nothing like daily journalism! Best damn job in the world!
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Jobs Journalism World
The Nixon administration really put a lot of pressure on CBS not to run the second broadcast.
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Administration Pressure Running
Our best today; better tomorrow.
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Better Today Tomorrow
The biggest difference between Kennedy and Nixon, as far as the press is concerned, is simply this: Jack Kennedy really liked newspaper people and he really enjoyed sparring with journalists.
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Differences Newspapers People President Press
The first rough draft of history.
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Drafts Firsts Journalism Rough
The history of American politics is littered with bodies of people who took so pure a position that they had no clout at all.
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Body People Politics
More likely to mean the security or the personal happiness of the guy who is telling you something.
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Guy Personal Something Telling
There will always be leaks; in Washington, everywhere.
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Always Country Everywhere Leaks
As long as a journalist tells the truth, in conscience and fairness, it is not his job to worry about consequences. The truth is never as dangerous as a lie in the long run. I truly believe the truth sets men free.
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Jobs Lying Running
As a child, one looks for compliments. As an adult, one looks for evidence of effectiveness.
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Adult Children Effectiveness
You never monkey with the truth.
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Animal Monkey Truth
I think he had a strange, passionate devotion to the truth and a horror at what he saw going on.
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Passionate Saws Thinking
Generals who can write always make me nervous.
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Always General Nervous Writing
Those [Watergate] tapes are going to take me to my grave with a huge smile on my face.
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Faces Graves Tape
Everybody who talks to a newspaper has a motive. That’s just a given. And good reporters always, repeat always, probe to find out what that motive is.
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Given Motive Newspapers
In the perfect world every source could be identified, but like the man said, “It’s not a perfect world.”
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Men Perfect World

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