It is my experience that most claims of national security are part of a campaign to avoid telling the truth.

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

The first rough draft of history.

Sure, some journalists use anonymous sources just because they’re lazy, and I think editors ought to insist on more precise identification even if they remain anonymous.

The history of American politics is littered with bodies of people who took so pure a position that they had no clout at all.

There will always be leaks; in Washington, everywhere.

The champagne was flowing like the Potomac in flood.