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
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.
book long asking
I have written things that Republicans and Democrats and all kinds of figures have either hated or felt very uncomfortable about. Because in doing these long projects and books, you get close to the bone. And they're not calling me up and asking me for dinner.
book literature littles
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.
attorney book due easy helped later secret
He's happy. He has his attorney writing a book due out later this year. It was an easy secret to keep. In essence, it helped me in my work.
bring bush country george karl secret terrorism worry
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.
abuse against almost criminal fbi grand instrument lie nixon order personal presidency regularly screw using
Not only did he regularly order criminal activity, lie to grand juries, stonewall the grand jury, abuse the CIA, the FBI and the IRS, it was almost as if Nixon was using the presidency as an instrument of personal revenge, ... Screw so-and-so who was against Nixon.
I hunkered down more than I usually do,
habit keeping
I hunkered down. I'm in the habit of keeping secrets. I didn't want anything out there that was going to get me subpoenaed.
habit keeping
I hunkered down. I'm in the habit of keeping secrets, ... I didn't want anything out there that was going to get me subpoenaed.
becomes greenspan next president whoever
In a sense, ... whoever becomes the next president, that person becomes president in a Greenspan era.
context crucial provided understand
It's very important to understand that he provided us, at some very crucial moments, with context and certitude,
media people trust
It's very important that people trust the media.
drama government high seen
That's as high a drama as I've seen in a government institution,
issue
The issue is not the plan. The issue is the decision,