Once when I was reporting, Lyndon Johnson's top guy gave me the word they were looking for a successor to J. Edgar Hoover. I wrote it and the day it appeared Johnson called a press conference and appointed Hoover head of the FBI for life... And when he was done, he turned to his top guy and the President said, "Call Ben Bradlee and tell him **** you." I took a lot of static for that--everyone said, "You did it, Bradlee, you screwed up--you stuck us with Hoover forever." I screwed up but I wasn't wrong. You guys haven't been wrong yet, is that why you're scared shitless? You should be.
Bob Woodward
Robert Redford · 34 quotes
Carl Bernstein
Dustin Hoffman · 20 quotes
Ben Bradlee
Jason Robards · 16 quotes
Harry Rosenfeld
Jack Warden · 10 quotes
Deep Throat
Hal Holbrook · 8 quotes
Simons
Martin Balsam · 6 quotes
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All the President's Men quotes
Page 5 of 5The head of security for the reelection of a Republican President got caught bugging the national offices of the Democrats? What the hell does that mean?
This is terrific work, if you like rejection.
WOODSTEIN!
Woodward, Bernstein, you're both on the story, now don't **** it up.
You know the results of the latest Gallup Poll? Half the country never even heard of the word Watergate. Nobody gives a shit. You guys are probably pretty tired, right? Well, you should be. Go on home, get a nice hot bath. Rest up... 15 minutes. Then get your asses back in gear. We're under a lot of pressure, you know, and you put us there. Nothing's riding on this except the, uh, first amendment to the Constitution, freedom of the press, and maybe the future of the country. Not that any of that matters, but if you guys **** up again, I'm gonna lose my temper. I promise you, you don't want me to lose my temper.
[Mitchell]
really said that about Kathy Graham? [Gives a light chuckle, then hands the notes back to Woodward] Cross out the words "her tit" and run it...this is a family newspaper.