Some newspapers have a hands-off policy on favored politicians. But it's generally very small newspapers or local TV stations.

I believe there's too little patience and context to many of the investigations I read or see on television.

Lawyers didn't seriously get involved in the Watergate stories until quite late, when we realized we were on to something.

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 don't think voters give a hoot about the character of their political advisors, except to the extent that character reflects on the candidates.

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

The 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.