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

Nixon'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.

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

Suppose Watergate had not been uncovered? I'd still be on the City Desk.

I'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.

Good work is always done in defiance of management.

The number of illegal activities were so large that one was bound to come out and lead to the uncovering of the others. Nixon was too willing to use the power of government to settle scores and get even with enemies.