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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 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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I give lectures for money, but all the money goes to charity. So, I make no money from it.
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I have written things that Republicans and Democrats and all kinds of figures have either hated or felt very uncomfortable about. Because in doing these long projects and books, you get close to the bone. And they’re not calling me up and asking me for dinner.
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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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I gave my word that this source would not be identified unless he changed his mind. He has not…
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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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When you practice reporting for as long as I have, you keep yourself at a distance from True Believers. Either conservatives or liberals or Democrats or Republicans.
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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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They need to review this secret world. We have an incredibly powerful government that gets on automatic pilot.
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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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Even now there is no evidence that anyone involved in the Nixon operation was going to threaten us.
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We’re not going to have another Watergate in our lifetime. I’m sure.
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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 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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