The presidential news conference is indispensable because it is the only forum in our society where you can be questioned on a regular basis and held accountable.

I don't think a tough question is disrespectful.

I covered two presidents, LBJ and Nixon, who could no longer convince, persuade, or govern, once people had decided they had no credibility, but we seem to be more tolerant now of what I think we should not tolerate.

This is the worst President ever. He [George W. Bush] is the worst President in all of American history.

People will never know how hard it is to get information, especially if it's locked up behind official doors where, if politicians had their way, they'd stamp 'top secret' on the color of the walls.

Q: What do Jesus and Nicole Brown Simpson have in common? A: They were both killed by the Joooooooose.

I'm a liberal, I was born a liberal, I'll be one 'til I die, what else should a reporter be when you see so much and when we have such great privilege and access to the truth?