All the President's Men

All the President's Men is a 1974 non-fiction book by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, the two journalists investigating the Watergate scandal for the Washington Post. A film adaptation, starring Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman as Woodward and Bernstein, respectively, was released in 1976. The film was produced by Walter Coblenz and directed by Alan J. Pakula.

Famous quotes

:Ben Bradlee: "Goddammit, when is somebody going to go on the record in this story?! You guys are about to write a story that says the former Attorney General, the highest-ranking law enforcement officer in this country, is a crook! Just be sure you're right."

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:Judge: "Your names, please, and state your professions."

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:Barker: "Bernard Barker, anti-communist."

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:Judge: "Anti-communist? That, sir, is not your average profession."

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:McCord: "James McCord, security consultant."

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:Judge: "With?"

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:McCord: "Government, uh, recently, uh, retired."

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:Judge: "Where in the government?"

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:McCord: "Central Intelligence Agency."

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:Deep Throat: "You let Haldeman slip away."

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:Bob Woodward: "Yes."

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:Deep Throat: "You've done worse than let Haldeman slip away: you've got people feeling sorry for him. I didn't think that was possible. In a conspiracy like this, you build from the outer edges and go step by step. If you shoot too high and miss, everybody feels more secure. You've put the investigation back months."

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:Bob Woodward: "Yes, we know that. And if we're wrong, we're resigning. Were we wrong?"

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:Bob Woodward: "How do you think your check got into the bank account of a Watergate burglar?"

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:Kenneth H. Dahlberg: "I'm, uh, a proper citizen. What I do is proper."

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:Bob Woodward: "Well, I - I understand."

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:Kenneth H. Dahlberg: "I've just been through a terrible ordeal. My neighbor's wife has been kidnapped!" (this was true)

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:Deep Throat: "Follow the money."

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:Bob Woodward: "What do you mean? Where?"

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:Deep Throat: "Oh, I can't tell you that."

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:Bob Woodward: "But you could tell me that."

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:Deep Throat: "No, I have to do this my way. You tell me what you know, and I'll confirm. I'll keep you in the right direction if I can, but that's all. Just... follow the money."

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:John Mitchell: "Katie Graham's gonna get her tit caught in a big fat wringer if that's ever published." (actual quote from a phone call with Bernstein trying to get a comment on an article claiming Mitchell's involvement with a secret slush fund)

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:Debbie Sloan: "This is an honest house."

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:Bob Woodward: "That's why we'd like to see your husband."

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:Carl Bernstein: "Facing certain criminal charges that might be brought against some people that are innocent, we just feel that it would be..."

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:Bob Woodward: "It's really for his benefit."

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:Debbie Sloan: "No, it's not."

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:Bob Woodward: (long pause) "No, it's not."

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:Hugh Sloan Jr.: "Debbie, tell them to come in."

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