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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I don't think it's useful for somebody to argue with reviews.
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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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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 business as best we can.
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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.
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Some newspapers have a hands-off policy on favored politicians. But it's generally very small newspapers or local TV stations.
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Clinton... believes that the Washington Press Corps is so out of touch that it is absolutely inconceivable that reporters would understand the issues that people are really dealing with in their lives.
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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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If information is true, if it can be verified, and if it's really important, the newspaper needs to be willing to take the risk associated with using unidentified sources.
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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 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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The legislator learns that when you talk a lot, you get in trouble. You have to listen a lot to make deals.
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We need to police ourselves in the media.
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They need to review this secret world. We have an incredibly powerful government that gets on automatic pilot.
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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.