Bob Woodward
Bob Woodward
Robert Upshur "Bob" Woodwardis an American investigative journalist and non-fiction author. He has worked for The Washington Post since 1971 as a reporter and is now an associate editor of the Post...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth26 March 1943
CityGeneva, IL
CountryUnited States of America
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disclose effort joe organized publicly sort undercover wife
Was there some sort of conspiracy, or organized effort, or effort by one person to out, to disclose publicly that Joe Wilson's wife was an undercover operative?
silly mean people
People like to pigeonhole and say, Well, I'm a Washington insider, and you know, that's quite silly. What does that even mean?
distance practice long
When you practice reporting for as long as I have, you keep yourself at a distance from True Believers. Either conservatives or liberals or Democrats or Republicans.
book impact aftermath
There may yet be another Watergate book. I have thought a book about the aftermath of Watergate and its impact could be done, perhaps by me or someone else.
order subversion form
Nixon's attempts to order subversion of various departments was bound to come out in some form.
book literature littles
I recently did the David Letterman Show about my book. He was very serious and made no jokes and it caught me off guard a little bit. He was much more serious than some of the joke shows that journalists get on.
literature trouble deals
The legislator learns that when you talk a lot, you get in trouble. You have to listen a lot to make deals.
media police literature
We need to police ourselves in the media.
cities desks stills
Suppose Watergate had not been uncovered? I'd still be on the City Desk.
trying tape information
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.
people aggressive
I always am very aggressive and putting out much more than people would like, but that's the business I'm in.
media people trust
It's very important that people trust the media.
sooner
He made the point, which is right: I should tell him more. More is better. Sooner is better.
denounce great tradition white
There's a great tradition in the White House, if you don't like the story, you denounce the reporter.