They need to review this secret world. We have an incredibly powerful government that gets on automatic pilot..

In Haig's presence, Kissinger referred pointedly to military men as "dumb, stupid animals to be used" as pawns for foreign policy..

I recently read some of the transcripts of Nixon's Watergate tapes, and they spent hours trying to figure out who was leaking and providing informati….

Deep Throat's information, and in my view, courage, allowed the newspaper to use what he knew and suspected..

Good work is always done in defiance of management..

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, h….

People like to pigeonhole and say, Well, I'm a Washington insider, and you know, that's quite silly. What does that even mean?.

I have written things that Republicans and Democrats and all kinds of figures have either hated or felt very uncomfortable about. Because in doing th….

If you interviewed 1,000 politicians and asked about whether the media's "too soft" or "too hard," about 999 would say "too hard.".

Because of Watergate in part, I am kind of a magnet for calls and information and suggestions..

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..

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 mor….

Watergate provides a model case study of the interaction and powers of each of the branches of government. It also is a morality play with a sad and ….

Deep Throat did serve the public interest by providing the guidance and information to us..

Lawyers didn't seriously get involved in the Watergate stories until quite late, when we realized we were on to something..

It would be absurd for me or any other editor to review the authenticity or accuracy of stories that are nominated for prizes..

There are people who take rumors and embellish them in a way that can be devastating. And this pollution has to be eradicated by people in our busine….

Finally, the president added, 'The American people are idealists, but they also want their leaders to be realistic...'.

It was accountability that Nixon feared..

After Nixon resigned in 1974, he engaged in a very aggressive war with history, attempting to wipe out the Watergate stain and memory. Happily, histo….

The legislator learns that when you talk a lot, you get in trouble. You have to listen a lot to make deals..