Nixons grand mistake was his failure to understand that Americans are forgiving, and if he had admitted error early and apologized to the country, he would have escaped. – Bob Woodward
Deep Throats information, and in my view, courage, allowed the newspaper to use what he knew and suspected. – Bob Woodward
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
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 Nixons tapes. – Bob Woodward