It is, in a sense, the story of his presidency. This is the decision he made, he made it all alone. There was no committee vote, |
It makes it much more real. You have this sense that it does involve you, that it's relevant to your life. |
It's a story of how he does his job, |
It's astonishing how you can get people to help you who in a sense probably shouldn't help you, who will make admissions and provide guidance endangering to themselves. |
It's very important that people trust the media. |
It's very important to understand that he provided us, at some very crucial moments, with context and certitude, |
Journalism is a contact sport, ... I was 29 when people who really knew how to shoot were around. |
Let the bastards come and get me. |
Libby was not charged with being the first to talk to a reporter, and that is not part of the indictment, |
Like [former President Richard] Nixon says on one of his tapes, if the president does it, it is legal. Think of that. Someone studying Constitution 101 knows that everyone is accountable under the law. For a president to think they have that power, that will do us in. |
Not only did he regularly order criminal activity, lie to grand juries, stonewall the grand jury, abuse the CIA, the FBI and the IRS, it was almost as if Nixon was using the presidency as an instrument of personal revenge, ... Screw so-and-so who was against Nixon. |
Not only did he regularly order criminal activity, lie to grand juries, stonewall the grand jury, abuse the CIA, the FBI and the IRS, it was almost as if Nixon was using the presidency as an instrument of personal revenge. Screw so-and-so who was against Nixon. |
Obviously the publishers, because of historical curiosity or the significance of it, I think expected more, ... It obviously was not as much as some of my other books, but I don't know how much a writer can get involved in trying to second-guess that. |
Of course not. I'm the commander. See, I don't have to explain why I say things ... I don't feel like I owe anybody an explanation. |
On the other hand, Nixon was incredibly smart and intelligent. |