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
believe air views
The Washington Times wrote a story questioning the authenticity of some of the suggestions made about me in Silent Coup. But as a believer in the First Amendment, I believe they have more than a right to air their views.
views use information
Deep Throat's information, and in my view, courage, allowed the newspaper to use what he knew and suspected.
deal secret
I don't say there's a secret deal or any collaboration on this,
expression value watergate
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,
definitely
I am definitely opposed, vehemently opposed, to jailing journalists.
couple crucial deep knew moments several sources throat
One of the things that Deep Throat did was at several crucial moments -- we knew we were right when we had a couple sources -- and then Deep Throat would say, 'That's right.'
anybody course explain owe
Of course not. I'm the commander. See, I don't have to explain why I say things ... I don't feel like I owe anybody an explanation.
incredibly nixon smart
On the other hand, Nixon was incredibly smart and intelligent.
cia discuss fitzgerald interview mass november office officials weapons wife worked
I was first contacted by Fitzgerald's office on November 3 after one of these (three) officials went to Fitzgerald to discuss an interview with me in mid-June 2003 during which the person told me Wilson's wife worked for the CIA on weapons of mass destruction as a WMD analyst,
I apologized because I should have told him about this much sooner,
curiosity expected historical involved obviously trying writer
Obviously the publishers, because of historical curiosity or the significance of it, I think expected more, ... It obviously was not as much as some of my other books, but I don't know how much a writer can get involved in trying to second-guess that.
charged talk
Libby was not charged with being the first to talk to a reporter, and that is not part of the indictment,