I gave my word that this source would not be identified unless he changed his mind. He has not…
BOB WOODWARDSome newspapers have a hands-off policy on favored politicians. But it’s generally very small newspapers or local TV stations.
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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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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 was a very unfortunate name given to the source by the managing editor of The Washington Post.
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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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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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We’re not going to have another Watergate in our lifetime. I’m sure.
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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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Even now there is no evidence that anyone involved in the Nixon operation was going to threaten us.
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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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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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Newspapers that are truly independent, like The Washington Post, can still aggressively investigate anyone or anything with no holds barred.
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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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Deep Throat’s information, and in my view, courage, allowed the newspaper to use what he knew and suspected.
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If there’s one thing that Trump does, he never quits.
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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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