Finally, the president added, ‘The American people are idealists, but they also want their leaders to be realistic…’
BOB WOODWARDIf there’s one thing that Trump does, he never quits.
More Bob Woodward Quotes
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I give lectures for money, but all the money goes to charity. So, I make no money from it.
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We need to police ourselves in the media.
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The source known as Deep Throat provided a kind of road map through the scandal. His one consistent message was that the Watergate burglary was just the tip of the iceberg.
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Some newspapers have a hands-off policy on favored politicians. But it’s generally very small newspapers or local TV stations.
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Reporters may believe they control the story, but the story always controls the reporters.
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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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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 think journalism gets measured by the quality of information it presents, not the drama or the pyrotechnics associated with us.
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The 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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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.
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I believe there’s too little patience and context to many of the investigations I read or see on television.
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Watergate provides a model case study of the interaction and powers of each of the branches of government. It also is a morality play with a sad and dramatic ending.
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Even now there is no evidence that anyone involved in the Nixon operation was going to threaten us.
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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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We’re not going to have another Watergate in our lifetime. I’m sure.
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