I give lectures for money, but all the money goes to charity. So, I make no money from it.
Bob WoodwardIt would seem that the Watergate story from beginning to end could be used as a primer on the American political system.
Bob WoodwardI think journalism gets measured by the quality of information it presents, not the drama or the pyrotechnics associated with us.
Bob WoodwardWhen you hear in the tape recordings Nixon's own voice saying, We have to stonewall, We have to lie to the Grand Jury, We have to pay burglars a million dollars, it's all too clear the horror of what went on.
Bob WoodwardI 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 WoodwardDeep Throat's information, and in my view, courage, allowed the newspaper to use what he knew and suspected.
Bob WoodwardI think the problem in the Republican Party is really not money. I think they've got lots of it. I think it is theory of the case - why are we here, what is our message, how to connect to the real world.
Bob WoodwardWatergate 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 WoodwardI recently read some of the transcripts of Nixon's Watergate tapes, and they spent hours trying to figure out who was leaking and providing information to Carl and myself.
Bob Woodward[Clinton] believes that the Washington press corps is so out of touch that it is absolutely inconceivable that reporters will understand the issues that people are really dealing with in their lives.
Bob WoodwardWatergate is not the sort of issue that changes the vote. I don't know anyone who has changed their vote because of it.
Bob WoodwardNixon had some large achievements in foreign affairs. They will be remembered. But a president probably gets remembered for one thing, and Watergate will head the Nixon list, I suspect.
Bob WoodwardNixon's grand mistake was his failure to understand that Americans are forgiving, and if he had admitted error early and apologized to the country, he would have escaped.
Bob WoodwardPeople like to pigeonhole and say, Well, I'm a Washington insider, and you know, that's quite silly. What does that even mean?
Bob WoodwardThere is a garbage culture out there, where we pour garbage on people. Then the pollsters run around and take a poll and say, do you smell anything?
Bob WoodwardMany 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 WoodwardNixon's attempts to order subversion of various departments was bound to come out in some form.
Bob WoodwardWatergate is an immensely complicated scandal with a cast of characters as varied as a Tolstoy novel.
Bob WoodwardNot a season passes without new disclosures showing Nixon's numerous attempts at criminal use of his presidential powers and in fact the scorn he held for the rule of law.
Bob WoodwardThe source known as Deep Throat provided a kind of road map through the scandal. His one consistent message was that the Watergate burglary was just the tip of the iceberg.
Bob WoodwardLawyers didn't seriously get involved in the Watergate stories until quite late, when we realized we were on to something.
Bob WoodwardI don't think voters give a hoot about the character of their political advisors, except to the extent that character reflects on the candidates.
Bob WoodwardGetting up in the morning and having work you love is what makes life different for people. If you get into a position where you don't love what you're doing, get off it.
Bob WoodwardI don't think there will ever be a permanent truce, but I believe the media needs to be more careful and be willing to count to 10 before rushing on the air or into print.
Bob WoodwardWhen you see how the President makes political or policy decisions, you see who he is. The essence of the Presidency is decision-making.
Bob WoodwardI believe Watergate shows that the system did work. Particularly the Judiciary and the Congress, and ultimately an independent prosecutor working in the Executive Branch.
Bob WoodwardSome newspapers have a hands-off policy on favored politicians. But it's generally very small newspapers or local TV stations.
Bob WoodwardIf 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 WoodwardFinally, the president added, 'The American people are idealists, but they also want their leaders to be realistic...'
Bob WoodwardI think there are people out there who just kind of say, let's repot the plant. Let's give somebody else a chance. And it's not just anger or disappointment in their lives, it's the sense of, let's shake this up. And no one is shaking it up as much as Trump.
Bob WoodwardEven now there is no evidence that anyone involved in the Nixon operation was going to threaten us.
Bob WoodwardThe 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 WoodwardI'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 WoodwardThey need to review this secret world. We have an incredibly powerful government that gets on automatic pilot.
Bob WoodwardThe cloud of doubt that surrounds political figures tends to remain and never dissipate or be clarified.
Bob WoodwardI suspect there have been a number of conspiracies that never were described or leaked out. But I suspect none of the magnitude and sweep of Watergate.
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