Administration Quote by Bob Woodward Download Open image “Way before Watergate, senior administration officials hid behind anonymity.” — Bob Woodward ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.9 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Administration Anonymity Behinds Officials Senior Watergate Way
Until we have a better relationship between private performance and the public truth, as was demonstrated with Watergate, we as the public are absolutely… — John le Carre Copy Share Image
Usually you kind of give the President a pass on leaking confidential stuff. — Candy Crowley Copy Share Image
From the Fourth Amendment to post-Watergate reforms to the national outcry when Bush's warrantless surveillance was revealed in 2005, the United States has a… — Ari Melber Copy Share Image
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… — Bob Woodward Copy Share Image
Long before the 2016 presidential campaign, confidential sources had alerted me to longstanding misuses of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court system and the erosion… — Sharyl Attkisson Copy Share Image
This is a generation weaned on Watergate, and there is no presumption of innocence and no presumption of good intentions. Instead, there is a… — Dee Dee Myers Copy Share Image
Even if you assume presidents were democratically elected they still have no right to keep secrets from the American people. — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
The fact of the Watergate cover-up is not nearly as interesting as the step into making the cover-up. And when you understand the step,… — Bob Woodward Copy Share Image
I had unknowingly passed along false information. And five of the highest-ranking officials in the administration were involved in my doing so: Rove, Libby,… — Scott McClellan Copy Share Image
I did attempt to find out if there were any secret government documents that revealed things. If there were, they were concealed from me… — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
Every president thinks that all information that comes to the White House is their private preserve after they all promise an open administration on… — Helen Thomas Copy Share Image
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… — Bob Woodward Copy Share Image
“Maybe that would be less crucial under Obama, Podesta thought, because Obama's approach was so intellectual. He compared Obama to Spock from Star Trek… — Bob Woodward Copy Share Image
Not a season passes without new disclosures showing Nixon's numerous attempts at criminal use of his presidential powers and in fact the scorn he… — Bob Woodward Copy Share Image
The cloud of doubt that surrounds political figures tends to remain and never dissipate or be clarified. — Bob Woodward Copy Share Image
Getting up in the morning and having work you love is what makes life different for people. If you get into a position where… — Bob Woodward Copy Share Image
The number of illegal activities were so large that one was bound to come out and lead to the uncovering of the others. Nixon… — Bob Woodward Copy Share Image
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… — Bob Woodward Copy Share Image
The biggest rap on me is that I don't find a Watergate every couple of years. Well, Watergate was unique. It's not something Carl… — Bob Woodward Copy Share Image
There are people who take rumors and embellish them in a way that can be devastating. And this pollution has to be eradicated by… — Bob Woodward Copy Share Image
“I'm done doing this!' Obama said, finally erupting. 'We've all agreed on a plan. And we're all going to stick to that plan. I… — Bob Woodward Copy Share Image
“He never really voice pure, raw outrage to me about Watergate or what it represented. The crimes and abuses were background music. Nixon was… — Bob Woodward Copy Share Image
We need a system that serves our needs, not the needs of others. Remember, under a Trump administration it's called America first. Remember that. — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
While the people retain their virtue and vigilance, no administration, by any extreme of wickedness or folly, can very seriously injure the government in… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
If you want to serve in a Trump administration, you're going to serve this country, not yourself. — Sean Spicer Copy Share Image
Listen, I have a great affection and respect for Joe Biden. I think he's been a great vice president. He's taken on a lot… — David Axelrod Copy Share Image
I don't believe anyone that I know in the administration ever said that Iraq had nuclear weapons. — Donald Rumsfeld Copy Share Image
What was unique about me being in City Hall during the Giuliani Administration, I was the only one who wasn't an attorney. I may… — Joe Lhota Copy Share Image
The Trump administration launched the cruise missile strikes in Syria, an act of war, without a U.N. resolution or Congressional authorization. — Peter Bergen Copy Share Image
The only way I'll ever run a marathon is if I'm involved in the administration. — Sally Phillips Copy Share Image
Obama spent the first two years of his administration practicing political unilateral disarmament. — Cenk Uygur Copy Share Image
The actions of the University in my case make it abundantly clear that the Administration's rhetoric about Harvard's desire to attract and retain the… — Margaret Geller Copy Share Image
In mid-May, the House of Representatives approved the full amount of money that the Veterans Administration said was needed for next year - plus… — Doc Hastings Copy Share Image
In 1953, the United States played a significant role in orchestrating the overthrow of Iran's popular prime minister, Mohammed Mossadegh. The Eisenhower administration believed… — Madeleine Albright Copy Share Image
