The champagne was flowing like the Potomac in flood.

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.

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

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

To hell with news! I'm no longer interested in news. I'm interested in causes. We don't print the truth. We don't pretend to print the truth. We print what people tell us. It's up to the public to decide what's true.

There will always be leaks; in Washington, everywhere.

Generals who can write always make me nervous.