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

~Bob Woodward

Topics: Ability Aspects Bond Confidentiality Enables Government Hidden Him Keep Learn Often Reporter Secret

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I think journalism gets measured by the quality of information it presents, not the drama or the pyrotechnics associated with us.

~Bob Woodward

Topics: Associated Drama Gets Information Journalism Measured Presents Quality Think Us I Think

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

~Bob Woodward

Topics: Central Dilemma Journalism Know You

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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

Topics: Best Business Devastating Embellish Eradicated Our People Pollution Rumors Take Them Way Who

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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.

~Bob Woodward

Topics: Also Branches Case Dramatic Each Ending Government Interaction Model Morality Play Powers Provides Sad Study Watergate

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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.

~Bob Woodward

Topics: About Air Amendment Authenticity Believe Believer Coup First First Amendment Made Me More Questioning Right Silent Some Story Suggestions Than Times Views Washington Wrote I Believe

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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

Topics: Air Announced Call Dreaded Every Go Gone Great Know Lives Looking Night Number People Phone Phone Call Phone Number Post Reporter Return Source Talking Telephone Thing Things Washington Washington Post You

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We're not going to have another Watergate in our lifetime. I'm sure.

~Bob Woodward

Topics: Another Going Lifetime Our Sure Watergate

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If information is true, if it can be verified, and if it's really important, the newspaper needs to be willing to take the risk associated with using unidentified sources.

~Bob Woodward

Topics: Associated Important Information Needs Newspaper Really Risk Sources Take True Using Verified Willing

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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

Topics: Clean Come Deal Failure Final Known Lying Months Nixon Quickly Refusal System Took Truth

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Journalist

Born: March 26th, 1943

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