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
mind source changed
I gave my word that this source would not be identified unless he changed his mind. He has not.
confused thinking media
I think that everyone is kind of confused about the information they get from the media and rightly so. I'm confused about the information I get from the media.
media politician euthanasia
If you interviewed 1,000 politicians and asked about whether the media's too soft or too hard, about 999 would say too hard.
doing-nothing sometimes reactions
Sometimes,doing nothing is the best reaction.
military war stupid
In Haig's presence, Kissinger referred pointedly to military men as "dumb, stupid animals to be used" as pawns for foreign policy.
issues politics vote
Watergate is not the sort of issue that changes the vote. I don't know anyone who has changed their vote because of it.
power numbers illegal-activities
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.
team military division
...Obama said, 'I welcome debate among my team, but I won't tolerate division'.
book impact aftermath
There may yet be another Watergate book. I have thought a book about the aftermath of Watergate and its impact could be done, perhaps by me or someone else.
lying voice dollars
When you hear in the tape recordings Nixon's own voice saying, We have to stonewall, We have to lie to the Grand Jury, We have to pay burglars a million dollars, it's all too clear the horror of what went on.
independent newspapers stills
Newspapers that are truly independent, like The Washington Post, can still aggressively investigate anyone or anything with no holds barred.
order subversion form
Nixon's attempts to order subversion of various departments was bound to come out in some form.
running smell people
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?
political stories ends
It would seem that the Watergate story from beginning to end could be used as a primer on the American political system.