Finally, the president added, 'The American people are idealists, but they also want their leaders to be realistic...'

Deep Throat did serve the public interest by providing the guidance and information to us.

Deep Throat was a very unfortunate name given to the source by the managing editor of The Washington Post.

When you see how the President makes political or policy decisions, you see who he is. The essence of the Presidency is decision-making.

Nixon 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.

When you practice reporting for as long as I have, you keep yourself at a distance from True Believers. Either conservatives or liberals or Democrats or Republicans.

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