…Obama said, ‘I welcome debate among my team, but I won’t tolerate division.
Finally, the president added, ‘The American people are idealists, but they also want their leaders to be realistic…
I think journalism gets measured by the quality of information it presents, not the drama or the pyretechnics associated with us
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.
Nixon’s grand mistake was his failure to understand that Americans are forgiving, and if he had admitted error early and apologized to the country, he would have escaped.
The failure of the system to deal quickly was attributable to Nixon’s lying, stonewalling and refusal to come clean. So it took 26 months for the final truth to be known.
I believe there’s too little patience and context to many of the investigations I read or see on television.
Deep Throat’s information, and in my view, courage, allowed the newspaper to use what he knew and suspected.
Watergate provides a model case study of the interaction and powers of each of the branches of government. It also is a morality play with a sad and dramatic ending.
Many people have their reputations as reporters and analysts because they are on television, batting around conventional wisdom. A lot of these people have never reported a story.