Bob Woodward Quotes
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We need to police ourselves in the media.
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When you see how the President makes political or policy decisions, you see who he is. The essence of the Presidency is decision-making.
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There is a garbage culture out there, where we pour garbage on people. Then the pollsters run around and take a poll and say, do you smell anything?
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It would be absurd for me or any other editor to review the authenticity or accuracy of stories that are nominated for prizes.
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I don't think voters give a hoot about the character of their political advisors, except to the extent that character reflects on the candidates.
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I don't believe you on the 'Jimmy' story. No, I don't, and I'm going to prove it if it's the last thing I do.
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Even now there is no evidence that anyone involved in the Nixon operation was going to threaten us.
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The failure of the system to deal quickly was attributable to Nixon's lying, stonewalling and refusal to come clean. So it took 26 months for the final truth to be known.
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A reporter's ability to keep the bond of confidentiality often enables him to learn the hidden or secret aspects of government.
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People like to pigeonhole and say, Well, I'm a Washington insider, and you know, that's quite silly. What does that even mean?
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I believe there's too little patience and context to many of the investigations I read or see on television.
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I recently did the David Letterman Show about my book. He was very serious and made no jokes and it caught me off guard a little bit. He was much more serious than some of the joke shows that journalists get on.
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I believe Watergate shows that the system did work. Particularly the Judiciary and the Congress, and ultimately an independent prosecutor working in the Executive Branch.
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I think people are smart enough to sort it out. They know when they're watching one of these food fight shows where journalists sit around and yell and scream at each other, versus serious issue reporting.
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Deep Throat was a very unfortunate name given to the source by the managing editor of The Washington Post.
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The number of illegal activities were so large that one was bound to come out and lead to the uncovering of the others. Nixon was too willing to use the power of government to settle scores and get even with enemies.
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Using these unnamed sources, if done properly, carefully and fairly, provides more accountability in government.
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Deep Throat did serve the public interest by providing the guidance and information to us.
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I don't think there will ever be a permanent truce, but I believe the media needs to be more careful and be willing to count to 10 before rushing on the air or into print.
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We're not going to have another Watergate in our lifetime. I'm sure.
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Nixon had some large achievements in foreign affairs. They will be remembered. But a president probably gets remembered for one thing, and Watergate will head the Nixon list, I suspect.
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The Washington Times wrote a story questioning the authenticity of some of the suggestions made about me in Silent Coup. But as a believer in the First Amendment, I believe they have more than a right to air their views.
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The biggest rap on me is that I don't find a Watergate every couple of years. Well, Watergate was unique. It's not something Carl Bernstein, I, or the Washington Post caused.
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Watergate is an immensely complicated scandal with a cast of characters as varied as a Tolstoy novel.