Robert Upshur Woodward Quotes

• After Nixon resigned in 1974, he engaged in a very aggressive war with history, attempting to wipe out the Watergate stain and memory. Happily, history won, largely because of Nixon’s tapes.

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  Topics in History, Uncategorized

  Tags in War

• I give lectures for money, but all the money goes to charity. So, I make no money from it.

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  Topics in Money, Uncategorized

• Because of Watergate in part, I am kind of a magnet for calls and information and suggestions.

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  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Kind, Call

• A reporter’s ability to keep the bond of confidentiality often enables him to learn the hidden or secret aspects of government.

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  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Government

• Certain political figures think when you call them and ask them for a comment; that you are somehow doing something that you shouldn’t be doing.

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  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Political

• Any suggestion that I’m writing about political operatives because I’m interested in political operatives misses the entire point.

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  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Political

• Deep Throat was a very unfortunate name given to the source by the managing editor of The Washington Post.

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  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Deep, Name

• Deep Throat did serve the public interest by providing the guidance and information to us.

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  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Deep, Public

• Even now there is no evidence that anyone involved in the Nixon operation was going to threaten us.

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  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Involved, Evidence

• I believe there’s too little patience and context to many of the investigations I read or see on television.

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  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Patience, Believe

• Deep Throat’s information, and in my view, courage, allowed the newspaper to use what he knew and suspected.

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  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Courage, Deep

• 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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  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Understand

• Clinton feels a profound alienation from the Washington culture here, and I happen to agree with him.

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  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Happen

• I believe Watergate shows that the system did work. Particularly the Judiciary and the Congress, and ultimately an independent prosecutor working in the Executive Branch.

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  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Believe, Working

• I don’t think it’s useful for somebody to argue with reviews.

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  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Useful, Argue

• I deal with first-hand sources. And give the people, even John Sununu, the opportunity to respond to what I’ve been told by first-hand sources.

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  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Deal, Respond

• I recently read some of the transcripts of Nixon’s Watergate tapes, and they spent hours trying to figure out who was leaking and providing information to Carl and myself.

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  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Trying, Read

• 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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  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Character, Political

• 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.

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  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Believe

• I gave my word that this source would not be identified unless he changed his mind. He has not.

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  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Mind, Word

Robert Upshur Woodward (65)

Birth:	26th March, 1943
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Journalist

About

Robert Upshur "Bob" Woodward is an American investigative journalist and non-fiction author. He has worked for The Washington Post since 1971 as a reporter, and is currently an associate editor of the Post.

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