"Nixon's grand mistake was his failure to understand that Americans are forgiving, and if he had admitted error early and apologized to the country, he would have escaped."

Mistake, Failure, Americans, Country

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"Nixon's grand mistake was his failure to understand that Americans are forgiving, and if he had admitted error early and apologized to the country, he would have escaped."

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Books

"I have found people don't want to be told. That they can figure it out."

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"Using these unnamed sources, if done properly, carefully and fairly, provides more accountability in government."

Government

"If you interviewed 1,000 politicians and asked about whether the media's too soft or too hard, about 999 would say too hard."

Media

"There are people who take rumors and embellish them in a way that can be devastating. And this pollution has to be eradicated by people in our business as best we can."

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"Some newspapers have a hands-off policy on favored politicians. But it's generally very small newspapers or local TV stations."

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