Nixon had some large achievements in foreign affairs. They will be remembered. But a president probably gets remembered for one thing, and Watergate will head the Nixon list, I suspect.
BOB WOODWARDThe Washington Times wrote a story questioning the authenticity of some of the suggestions made about me in Silent Coup. But as a believer in the First Amendment, I believe they have more than a right to air their views.
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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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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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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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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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Finally, the president added, ‘The American people are idealists, but they also want their leaders to be realistic…’
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I recently read some of the transcripts of Nixon’s Watergate tapes, and they spent hours trying to figure out who was leaking and providing information to Carl and myself.
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I don’t think it’s useful for somebody to argue with reviews.
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I don’t think voters give a hoot about the character of their political advisors, except to the extent that character reflects on the candidates.
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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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I believe Watergate shows that the system did work. Particularly the Judiciary and the Congress, and ultimately an independent prosecutor working in the Executive Branch.
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They need to review this secret world. We have an incredibly powerful government that gets on automatic pilot.
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Many people have their reputations as reporters and analysts because they are on television, batting around conventional wisdom. A lot of these people have never reported a story.
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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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Deep Throat’s information, and in my view, courage, allowed the newspaper to use what he knew and suspected.
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We need to police ourselves in the media.
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