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After Nixon resigned in 1974, he engaged in a very aggressive war with history, attempting to wipe out the Watergate stain and memory. Happily, history won, largely because of Nixon's tapes. ↗

— Bob Woodward

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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. ↗

— Bob Woodward

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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. ↗

— Bob Woodward

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I give lectures for money, but all the money goes to charity. So, I make no money from it. ↗

— Bob Woodward

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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. ↗

— Bob Woodward

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

— Bob Woodward

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The central dilemma in journalism is that you don't know what you don't know. ↗

— Bob Woodward

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The source known as Deep Throat provided a kind of road map through the scandal. His one consistent message was that the Watergate burglary was just the tip of the iceberg. ↗

— Bob Woodward

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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. ↗

— Bob Woodward

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Any suggestion that I'm writing about political operatives because I'm interested in political operatives misses the entire point. ↗

— Bob Woodward

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