I was in Independence, Missouri when Johnson signed the Medicare bill, with Truman standing there. Truman had first proposed Medicare, but couldn't get it through.

When you're in the news business, you always expect the unexpected.

Presidential power was overruled by the high bench in July 1974, when President Nixon was ordered to turn over some audio tapes of his White House conversations, including the 'smoking gun' tape of June 23, 1972, that revealing the Watergate cover up.

I love my work, and I think that I was so lucky to pick a profession where it's a joy to go to work every day.

I don't think there are any rude questions.

Maybe the Jefferson case will give members of Congress second thoughts the next time they get ready to legislate away the rights of ordinary Americans.

I censored myself for 50 years when I was a reporter. Now I wake up and ask myself, 'Who do I hate today?'