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.
BOB WOODWARDEven now there is no evidence that anyone involved in the Nixon operation was going to threaten us.
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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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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I think that everyone is kind of confused about the information they get from the media and rightly so. I’m confused about the information I get from the media.
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Lawyers didn’t seriously get involved in the Watergate stories until quite late, when we realized we were on to something.
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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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Good work is always done in defiance of management.
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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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Even now there is no evidence that anyone involved in the Nixon operation was going to threaten us.
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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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Deep Throat’s information, and in my view, courage, allowed the newspaper to use what he knew and suspected.
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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 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 think the problem in the Republican Party is really not money. I think they’ve got lots of it. I think it is theory of the case – why are we here, what is our message, how to connect to the real world.
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I don’t think it’s useful for somebody to argue with reviews.
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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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