black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

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.

Bob Woodward

Even now there is no evidence that anyone involved in the Nixon operation was going to threaten us.
BOB WOODWARD

Evidence Literature Operations
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.
BOB WOODWARD

College Names Stories
Deep Throat’s information, and in my view, courage, allowed the newspaper to use what he knew and suspected.
BOB WOODWARD

Information Use Views
After Nixon resigned in 1974, he engaged in a very aggressive war with history, attempting to wipe out the Watergate stain and memory. Happily, history won, largely because of Nixon’s tapes.
BOB WOODWARD

Memories Out War Wiping
Good work is always done in defiance of management.
BOB WOODWARD

Design Done Management
Some newspapers have a hands-off policy on favored politicians. But it’s generally very small newspapers or local TV stations.
BOB WOODWARD

Hands Literature Newspaper Television
If there’s one thing that Trump does, he never quits.
BOB WOODWARD

never One Quit Quitting
Finally, the president added, ‘The American people are idealists, but they also want their leaders to be realistic…’
BOB WOODWARD

Leader People President
I don’t think it’s useful for somebody to argue with reviews.
BOB WOODWARD

Arguing Reviews 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.
BOB WOODWARD

Failure Finals Lying System Truth
Reporters may believe they control the story, but the story always controls the reporters.
BOB WOODWARD

Believe May Stories
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.
BOB WOODWARD

Information Tape Trying
We’re not going to have another Watergate in our lifetime. I’m sure.
BOB WOODWARD

Lifetime Literature Watergate
Watergate is not the sort of issue that changes the vote. I don’t know anyone who has changed their vote because of it.
BOB WOODWARD

Issues Politics Vote
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.
BOB WOODWARD

Government Motherhood Play
Lawyers didn’t seriously get involved in the Watergate stories until quite late, when we realized we were on to something.
BOB WOODWARD

Lawyer Literature Stories

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.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

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.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Bob Woodward Quotes