Ben Bradlee quotes

You never monkey with the truth. (Ben Bradlee)
I think he had a strange, passionate devotion to the truth and a horror at what he saw going on. View quote
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. View quote
Ben Bradlee
The Nixon administration really put a lot of pressure on CBS not to run the second broadcast. View quote
Ben Bradlee
Maybe some of today's papers have too many 'feel-good' features, but there is a lot of good news out there. View quote
Ben Bradlee
The champagne was flowing like the Potomac in flood. View quote
Ben Bradlee
I never believed that Nixon could fully resurrect himself. And the proof of that was in the obits. View quote
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. View quote
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We made only one real mistake. And even then we were right. View quote
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. View quote
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)