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. Bob Woodward believerconservativedemocrat Change image and share on social
Because of Watergate in part, I am kind of a magnet for calls and information and suggestions. Bob Woodward callinformationkind Change image and share on social
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. Bob Woodward bitecolleagueinformation Change image and share on social
The number of illegal activities were so large that one was bound to come out and lead to the uncovering of the others. Nixon was too willing to use the power of government to settle scores and get even with enemies. Bob Woodward activitybindenemy share on social
Newspapers that are truly independent, like The Washington Post, can still aggressively investigate anyone or anything with no holds barred. Bob Woodward aggressivelybarhold Change image and share on social
If information is true, if it can be verified, and if it's really important, the newspaper needs to be willing to take the risk associated with using unidentified sources. Bob Woodward importantinformationnewspaper Change image and share on social
There's hostility to lying, and there should be. Bob Woodward hostilitylie Change image and share on social
The Washington Times wrote a story questioning the authenticity of some of the suggestions made about me in Silent Coup. But as a believer in the First Amendment, I believe they have more than a right to air their views. Bob Woodward airamendmentauthenticity share on social
It would seem that the Watergate story from beginning to end could be used as a primer on the American political system. Bob Woodward americanbeginend Change image and share on social
If you interviewed 1,000 politicians and asked about whether the media's too soft or too hard, about 999 would say too hard. Bob Woodward 000askhard Change image and share on social
