If you interviewed 1,000 politicians and asked about whether the media's "too soft" or "too hard," about 999 would say "too hard."

I think the problem in the Republican Party is really not money. I think they've got lots of it. I think it is theory of the case - why are we here, what is our message, how to connect to the real world.

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.

I have written things that Republicans and Democrats and all kinds of figures have either hated or felt very uncomfortable about. Because in doing these long projects and books, you get close to the bone. And they're not calling me up and asking me for dinner.

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

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

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