American people Quote by Curt Weldon

It would seem that the Watergate story from beginning to end could be used as a primer on the American political system.

— Bob Woodward

The slow-rising central horror of "Watergate" is not that it might grind down to the reluctant impeachment of a vengeful thug of a president…

— Hunter S. Thompson

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

— Bob Woodward

Watergate is a sad and tragic incident in our history. They were wrong, dead wrong, those men at Watergate. Men abused power, but the…

— John Wayne

I think since Watergate people are interested in what the past of this country was really like.

— Gore Vidal

The facts of Watergate have been wildly exaggerated.

— Conrad Black

What was Watergate? A little bugging!

— Richard M. Nixon

I hope you will respond to the crisis of confidence that Watergate has created by opening up your administration and reaching out to people…

— Elliot Richardson

This time, we're living in such a crazy moment in history. People still write and talk about Watergate, which was such a huge, looming…

— Patterson Hood

I suspect there have been a number of conspiracies that never were described or leaked out. But I suspect none of the magnitude and…

— Bob Woodward

The great thing about Watergate is, is that the system worked. The American system worked. The press did its job. We did what we…

— Carl Bernstein

This we learn from Watergate that almost any creep'll be glad to help the Government overthrow the people.

— Yip Harburg