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.

Way before Watergate, senior administration officials hid behind anonymity.

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

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.

Any suggestion that I'm writing about political operatives because I'm interested in political operatives misses the entire point.

After Nixon resigned in 1974, he engaged in a very aggressive war with history, attempting to wipe out the Watergate stain and memory. Happily, history won, largely because of Nixon's tapes.

There may yet be another Watergate book. I have thought a book about the aftermath of Watergate and its impact could be done, perhaps by me or someone else.