The biggest difference between Kennedy and Nixon, as far as the press is concerned, is simply this: Jack Kennedy really liked newspaper people and he really enjoyed sparring with journalists.

Generals who can write always make me nervous.

I never believed that Nixon could fully resurrect himself. And the proof of that was in the obits.

You never monkey with the truth.

The Nixon administration really put a lot of pressure on CBS not to run the second broadcast.

Sometimes I am convinced there is nothing wrong with this country that couldn't be cured by the magical implantation of ethical standards on us all - leaders and followers. Until that becomes doable, the Center for Public Integrity is just about the best thing we have going for us.

In the perfect world every source could be identified, but like the man said, "It's not a perfect world."