It would be absurd for me or any other editor to review the authenticity or accuracy of stories that are nominated for prizes.
BOB WOODWARDI give lectures for money, but all the money goes to charity. So, I make no money from it.
More Bob Woodward Quotes
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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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Even now there is no evidence that anyone involved in the Nixon operation was going to threaten us.
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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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We’re not going to have another Watergate in our lifetime. I’m sure.
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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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I gave my word that this source would not be identified unless he changed his mind. He has not…
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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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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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I give lectures for money, but all the money goes to charity. So, I make no money from it.
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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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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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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.
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I don’t think it’s useful for somebody to argue with reviews.
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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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