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.

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• Bob Woodward:

  It would seem that the Watergate story from beginning to end could be used as a primer on the Ameri

• Bob Woodward:

  The central dilemma in journalism is that you don't know what you don't know.

• Bob Woodward:

  I suspect there have been a number of conspiracies that never were described or leaked out. But I s

• Bob Woodward:

  Suppose Watergate had not been uncovered? I'd still be on the City Desk.

• Bob Woodward:

  The number of illegal activities were so large that one was bound to come out and lead to the uncov

• Bob Woodward:

  Nixon's attempts to order subversion of various departments was bound to come out in some form.

• Bob Woodward:

  Newspapers that are truly independent, like The Washington Post, can still aggressively investigate

• Bob Woodward:

  Some newspapers have a hands-off policy on favored politicians. But it's generally very small newsp

• Bob Woodward:

  If you interviewed 1,000 politicians and asked about whether the media's too soft or too hard, abou

• Bob Woodward:

  I believe there's too little patience and context to many of the investigations I read or see on te