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Bob Woodward
Bob Woodward
American Journalist
Born: Mar 26, 1943
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The central dilemma in journalism is that you don't know what you don't know. Bob Woodward
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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. Bob Woodward
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I have gone on the air and announced my telephone number at the Washington Post. I go into the night, talking to people, looking for things. The great dreaded thing every reporter lives with is what you don't know. The source you didn't go to. The phone call you didn't return. Bob Woodward
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It was accountability that Nixon feared. Bob Woodward
Accountability Nixon Feared
I don't think it's useful for somebody to argue with reviews. Bob Woodward
Somebody Think Argue Reviews Useful
I think journalism gets measured by the quality of information it presents, not the drama or the pyrotechnics associated with us. Bob Woodward
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I suspect there have been a number of conspiracies that never were described or leaked out. But I suspect none of the magnitude and sweep of Watergate. Bob Woodward
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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. Bob Woodward
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If you interviewed 1,000 politicians and asked about whether the media's too soft or too hard, about 999 would say too hard. Bob Woodward
You Politicians Too Say Would About Whether Asked Hard Media Soft
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. Bob Woodward
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We need to police ourselves in the media. Bob Woodward
Police Ourselves Media Need
There's hostility to lying, and there should be. Bob Woodward
Lying Hostility Should
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? Bob Woodward
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Lawyers didn't seriously get involved in the Watergate stories until quite late, when we realized we were on to something. Bob Woodward
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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. Bob Woodward
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It would seem that the Watergate story from beginning to end could be used as a primer on the American political system. Bob Woodward
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I don't think there will ever be a permanent truce, but I believe the media needs to be more careful and be willing to count to 10 before rushing on the air or into print. Bob Woodward
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I gave my word that this source would not be identified unless he changed his mind. He has not. Bob Woodward
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Way before Watergate, senior administration officials hid behind anonymity. Bob Woodward
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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. Bob Woodward
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Deep Throat was a very unfortunate name given to the source by the managing editor of The Washington Post. Bob Woodward
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Deep Throat did serve the public interest by providing the guidance and information to us. Bob Woodward
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Deep Throat's information, and in my view, courage, allowed the newspaper to use what he knew and suspected. Bob Woodward
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Watergate is an immensely complicated scandal with a cast of characters as varied as a Tolstoy novel. Bob Woodward
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I think people are smart enough to sort it out. They know when they're watching one of these food fight shows where journalists sit around and yell and scream at each other, versus serious issue reporting. Bob Woodward
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I'm not going to name some of my colleagues who are very well-known for their television presentation, but they wouldn't know new information or how to report a story if it came up and bit them. Bob Woodward
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