"We in the press have a special role since there is no other institution in our society that can hold the President accountable. I do believe that our democracy can endure and prevail only if the American people are informed."

Society, People, Democracy

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"We in the press have a special role since there is no other institution in our society that can hold the President accountable. I do believe that our democracy can endure and prevail only if the American people are informed."

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"I covered two presidents, LBJ and Nixon, who could no longer convince, persuade, or govern, once people had decided they had no credibility, but we seem to be more tolerant now of what I think we should not tolerate."

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"This is the worst President ever. He George W. Bush is the worst President in all of American history."

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"The White House used to belong to the American people. At least that's what I learned from history books and from covering every president starting with John F. Kennedy."

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