I deeply regret my comments I made last week regarding the Israelis and the Palestinians. They do not reflect my heart-felt belief that peace will come to the Middle East only when all parties recognize the need for mutual respect and tolerance. May that day come soon.

American journalism's crazy old aunt in the attic.

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

We began to see the renovation of our offices as a subtle part of the Nixon war against the press.

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.

Don't let the politicians chip away at the New Deal and the Great Society programs like Social Security and Medicare, that puts a floor beyond which the elderly, the sick, the powerless do not starve or lack for medicine or shelter.

I respect the office of the presidency, but I never worship at the shrines of our public servants...The Washington press corps has the privilege of asking the president of the United States what he is doing and why.