I recently did the David Letterman Show about my book. He was very serious and made no jokes and it caught me off guard a little bit. He was much more serious than some of the joke shows that journalists get on.
BOB WOODWARDI 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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Deep Throat’s information, and in my view, courage, allowed the newspaper to use what he knew and suspected.
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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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We’re not going to have another Watergate in our lifetime. I’m sure.
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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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Newspapers that are truly independent, like The Washington Post, can still aggressively investigate anyone or anything with no holds barred.
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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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I don’t think it’s useful for somebody to argue with reviews.
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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.
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…Obama said, ‘I welcome debate among my team, but I won’t tolerate division’.
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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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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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Finally, the president added, ‘The American people are idealists, but they also want their leaders to be realistic…’
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Nixon had some large achievements in foreign affairs. They will be remembered. But a president probably gets remembered for one thing, and Watergate will head the Nixon list, I suspect.
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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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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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