Nixon's attempts to order subversion of various departments was bound to come out in some form.

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

I think people are smart enough to sort it out. They know when they're watching one of these food fight shows where journalists sit around and yell and scream at each other, versus serious issue reporting.

Certain political figures think when you call them and ask them for a comment; that you are somehow doing something that you shouldn't be doing.

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

Way before Watergate, senior administration officials hid behind anonymity.

If information is true, if it can be verified, and if it's really important, the newspaper needs to be willing to take the risk associated with using unidentified sources.