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I’m not going to name some of my colleagues who are very well-known for their television presentation, but they wouldn’t know new information or how to report a story if it came up and bit them.

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I deal with first-hand sources. And give the people, even John Sununu, the opportunity to respond to what I’ve been told by first-hand sources.
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Hands Opportunity People
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.
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Apology Country Mistake
Not a season passes without new disclosures showing Nixon’s numerous attempts at criminal use of his presidential powers and in fact the scorn he held for the rule of law.
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Criminals Law Presidential
The biggest rap on me is that I don’t find a Watergate every couple of years. Well, Watergate was unique. It’s not something Carl Bernstein, I, or the Washington Post caused.
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Couple Rap Unique
I think that everyone is kind of confused about the information they get from the media and rightly so. I’m confused about the information I get from the media.
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Confused Media Thinking
The failure of the system to deal quickly was attributable to Nixon’s lying, stonewalling and refusal to come clean. So it took 26 months for the final truth to be known.
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Failure Finals Lying System Truth
Deep Throat was a very unfortunate name given to the source by the managing editor of The Washington Post.
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Editors Names Source
I believe there’s too little patience and context to many of the investigations I read or see on television.
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Believe Patience Television
We’re not going to have another Watergate in our lifetime. I’m sure.
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Lifetime Literature Watergate
Reporters may believe they control the story, but the story always controls the reporters.
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Believe May Stories
I don’t think it’s useful for somebody to argue with reviews.
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Arguing Reviews Thinking
Lawyers didn’t seriously get involved in the Watergate stories until quite late, when we realized we were on to something.
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Lawyer Literature Stories
It would be absurd for me or any other editor to review the authenticity or accuracy of stories that are nominated for prizes.
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Editors Would Be Stories
There is a garbage culture out there, where we pour garbage on people. Then the pollsters run around and take a poll and say, do you smell anything?
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People Running Smell
Watergate is not the sort of issue that changes the vote. I don’t know anyone who has changed their vote because of it.
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Issues Politics Vote
If information is true, if it can be verified, and if it’s really important, the newspaper needs to be willing to take the risk associated with using unidentified sources.
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Important Needs Risk

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