A collection of quotes and sayings by Ben Bradlee on truth, life, newspaper, food, journalism, administration, and pressure.

17 Top Ben Bradlee Quotes That Teach You To Stand For Your Rights

Famous As: Newspaper Editor & Journalist

Born On: August 26, 1921

Died On: October 21, 2014

Born In: Boston

Died At Age: 93

Ben Bradlee was a renowned American newspaperman. From 1968 to 1991, he served as the executive editor of ‘The Washington Post.’ During the presidency of Richard Nixon, Bradlee gained a lot of prominence as he administered the publication of Bob Woodward and challenged the federal government over Pentagon Papers right to publication. He was also a proponent of the study of history and education. He also worked as an active trustee on the boards of various major archaeological, educational, and historical research institutions. Following is a list of notable and quotable quotes and sayings by Ben Bradlee which have been excerpted from his works, thoughts, interviews, speeches, public utterances, and life.

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Maybe some of today's papers have too many 'feel-good' features, but there is a lot of good news out there.
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We were right about the slush fund. But Sloan did not testify about it to the Grand Jury.
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We made only one real mistake. And even then we were right.
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They cut about seven minutes from that broadcast, but it was still vital to the story's momentum.
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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.
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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

The Nixon administration really put a lot of pressure on CBS not to run the second broadcast.
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.
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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.
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It took us about a day and a half to find out what had gone wrong.
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If an investigative reporter finds out that someone has been robbing the store, that may be 'gotcha' journalism, but it's also good journalism.
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