Way before Watergate, senior administration officials hid behind anonymity. Bob Woodward administrationanonymityhide Change image and share on social
People like to pigeonhole and say, Well, I'm a Washington insider, and you know, that's quite silly. What does that even mean? Bob Woodward insiderpeoplepigeonhole Change image and share on social
Some newspapers have a hands-off policy on favored politicians. But it's generally very small newspapers or local TV stations. Bob Woodward favoregenerallyhand Change image and share on social
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. Bob Woodward branchcasedramatic Change image and share on social
I think people are smart enough to sort it out. They know when they're watching one of these food fight shows where journalists sit around and yell and scream at each other, versus serious issue reporting. Bob Woodward fightfoodissue 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
Many people have their reputations as reporters and analysts because they are on television, batting around conventional wisdom. A lot of these people have never reported a story. Bob Woodward analystbatconventional Change image and share on social
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. Bob Woodward aggressiveattemptengage Change image and share on social
Suppose Watergate had not been uncovered? I'd still be on the City Desk. Bob Woodward citydesksuppose Change image and share on social
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. Bob Woodward attributablecleandeal Change image and share on social
