Veteran Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward, known for Watergate coverage, reveals in his new memoir "Secrets" that he feels disillusioned with owner Jeff Bezos. In 2018, before publishing a book critical of President Trump, Woodward called Bezos, who assured him, "Don't worry, I have your back, Bob. I'll always have your back." However, Woodward now says "always" didn't last, as Bezos's staff cuts, editorial page changes, and personal rapport with Trump have compromised the Post's independent journalism.
Woodward, who holds the title of associate editor, details his 55-year career and finally names many of his long-guarded sources. Among revelations, he discloses that the iconic scene of a sobbing President Nixon asking Secretary of State Henry Kissinger to pray was relayed through Kissinger's aides Brent Scowcroft and Lawrence Eagleburger. Nixon's lawyers, J. Fred Buzhardt Jr. and Leonard Garment, described their client as dishonest and troubled.
The memoir also explores Woodward's relationship with Republican insider Richard G. Darman, which soured after a critical series on George H.W. Bush's economic policies. Additionally, Woodward recounts his early work on "The Brethren," a groundbreaking examination of the Supreme Court co-authored with Scott Armstrong.
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