Force Quote by Richard M. Nixon

After Watergate, which happened when I was in college, I became increasingly inspired by journalism as a way to change the world. It sounds…

— David Talbot

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

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

— Bob Woodward

What was Watergate? A little bugging!

— Richard M. Nixon

Watergate was unique because it allowed the public to play its democratic role in expressing its outrage at the presidency. And as a result,…

— Samuel Dash

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

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

ON WATERGATE: The reluctant cover up of a third rate burglary which President Nixon new nothing about until after the debacle brought down an…

— John Lars Zwerenz

“In its broadest sense, the scandal of Watergate arose from the tumultuous and destabilizing trends of the 1960s, especially the war in Vietnam and…

— James T. Patterson

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

— Gore Vidal

I believe that President Nixon was right in what he did at Watergate. Lack of respect for authority and things like socialism are turning…

— Tiny Tim

The institution of the presidency was profoundly affected by Watergate.

— Robert Dallek