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"Every President hates the Press."
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"A President's hardest task is not to do what is right, but to know what is right."

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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."

"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."

"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."

"If we care about the children, the grandchildren, the future generations, we need to make sure that they do not become the cannon fodder of the future."
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