Bob Woodward
Bob Woodward
Robert Upshur "Bob" Woodwardis an American investigative journalist and non-fiction author. He has worked for The Washington Post since 1971 as a reporter and is now an associate editor of the Post...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth26 March 1943
CityGeneva, IL
CountryUnited States of America
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Libby was not charged with being the first to talk to a reporter, and that is not part of the indictment,
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Watergate was an expression of Nixon's world view, personality and value system.
grand jury reporters
The grand jury was going and reporters were being jailed, and I hunkered down more than I usually do,
grand jury reporters
The grand jury was going, and reporters were being jailed, and I hunkered down more than I usually do,
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The big worry that we should have about the country is not terrorism or hurricanes or Karl Rove or George Bush or whoever, the real thing that will bring us down as a country is secret government.
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It makes it much more real. You have this sense that it does involve you, that it's relevant to your life.
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It's a story of how he does his job,
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It's astonishing how you can get people to help you who in a sense probably shouldn't help you, who will make admissions and provide guidance endangering to themselves.
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It's very important to understand that he provided us, at some very crucial moments, with context and certitude,
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It's very important that people trust the media.
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Was there some sort of conspiracy, or organized effort, or effort by one person to out, to disclose publicly that Joe Wilson's wife was an undercover operative?
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Ultimately I think journalism gets measured by the quality of information it presents, not the drama or the pyrotechnics associated with us, but, is it good news quality information that defines who somebody is?
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would only guide us and steer us. And when we would find out something, he would confirm it.
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I think the problem in the Republican Party is really not money. I think they've got lots of it. I think it is theory of the case - why are we here, what is our message, how to connect to the real world.