It would be absurd for me or any other editor to review the authenticity or accuracy of stories that are nominated for prizes.

I give lectures for money, but all the money goes to charity. So, I make no money from it.

It would seem that the Watergate story from beginning to end could be used as a primer on the American political system.

The fact of the Watergate cover-up is not nearly as interesting as the step into making the cover-up. And when you understand the step, you understand that Richard Nixon lied. That he was a criminal.

I think journalism gets measured by the quality of information it presents, not the drama or the pyrotechnics associated with us.

I deal with first-hand sources. And give the people, even John Sununu, the opportunity to respond to what I've been told by first-hand sources.

Deep Throat's information, and in my view, courage, allowed the newspaper to use what he knew and suspected.