Finally, the president added, ‘The American people are idealists, but they also want their leaders to be realistic…’
BOB WOODWARDI 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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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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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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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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If there’s one thing that Trump does, he never quits.
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[Clinton] believes that the Washington press corps is so out of touch that it is absolutely inconceivable that reporters will understand the issues that people are really dealing with in their lives.
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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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When you hear in the tape recordings Nixon’s own voice saying, We have to stonewall, We have to lie to the Grand Jury, We have to pay burglars a million dollars, it’s all too clear the horror of what went on.
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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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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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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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They need to review this secret world. We have an incredibly powerful government that gets on automatic pilot.
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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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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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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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