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

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

We need to police ourselves in the media.

The cloud of doubt that surrounds political figures tends to remain and never dissipate or be clarified.

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

Watergate 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.

Many 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.