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Ben Bradlee quotes

American Editor August 26, 1921

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The history of American politics is littered with bodies of people who took so pure a position that they had no clout at all. Ben Bradlee
Ben Bradlee quote: "Maybe some of today's papers have too many 'feel-good'..."
Maybe some of today's papers have too many 'feel-good' features, but there is a lot of good news out there. Ben Bradlee
Ben Bradlee quote: "I must be out of it, but I don't know any good journalists who..."
I must be out of it, but I don't know any good journalists who have excused Clinton's problems. Ben Bradlee
If an investigative reporter finds out that someone has been robbing the store, that may be "gotcha" journalism, but it's also good journalism. Ben Bradlee
There have been as many investigative reporters on this newspaper working on Clinton's many problems as I can remember there were working on Watergate. Ben Bradlee
Ben Bradlee quote: "I think he had a strange, passionate devotion to the truth and..."
I think he had a strange, passionate devotion to the truth and a horror at what he saw going on. Ben Bradlee
Ben Bradlee quote: "We made only one real mistake. And even then we were right."
We made only one real mistake. And even then we were right. Ben Bradlee
Sure, some journalists use anonymous sources just because they're lazy and I think editors ought to insist on more precise identification even if they remain anonymous. Ben Bradlee
The biggest difference between Kennedy and Nixon, as far as the press is concerned, is simply this: Jack Kennedy really liked newspaper people and he really enjoyed sparring with journalists. Ben Bradlee
Ben Bradlee quote: "The Nixon administration really put a lot of pressure on CBS..."
The Nixon administration really put a lot of pressure on CBS not to run the second broadcast. Ben Bradlee
Ben Bradlee quote: "I never believed that Nixon could fully resurrect himself. And..."
I never believed that Nixon could fully resurrect himself. And the proof of that was in the obits. Ben Bradlee
Ben Bradlee quote: "I give Cronkite a whole lot of credit."
I give Cronkite a whole lot of credit. Ben Bradlee
Ben Bradlee quote: "The champagne was flowing like the Potomac in flood."
The champagne was flowing like the Potomac in flood. Ben Bradlee
The really tough thing would have been to decide to take Woodward and Bernstein off the story. They were carrying the coal for us - in that their stories were right. Ben Bradlee
Ben Bradlee quote: "You never monkey with the truth."
You never monkey with the truth. Ben Bradlee

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