he said ben bradlee is the man women wanted and men wanted to be. and you wanted you got it. if i went after these guys they you went after ben bradlee. >> do you have this in mind? >> no, no. definitely number it seems like in the book you went after ben bradlee, the two of you had a mutual love and connection like no other. >> during watergate. >> it was a big scandal at the time. >> he went after me actually. i fell in lon with him and realized it wasn't going to work because he was married and had children. >> and he was 20 years older. >> so i accepted the job as a first anchorwoman of america. >> let me understand. the fling began with ben? >> hmm? >> the fling began with ben? >> yes. >> sally, sally -- you were writing love letters to him. >> yes. i was writing love notes to him anonymous, and he didn't get it. >> you talk about being on a plane next to him. there was turbulence. you grabbed h said you didn't let go even the turbulence ended. but there was a connection clearly between the two of you. i am going to try it. >> by the way, he di

i joined them for a reunion with ben bradlee.heir former editor. >> i'm glad to see you. >> like a working reporter. >> it's the first time in decades we've all been together. >> hello, robert. >> how are you? >> it's tempting to think that watergate could never happen again. but these two reporters and their editor know better. >> come on. i look pretty damn good considering. >> yes. it's only 40 years ago. >> is it? >> i wanted to dig deeper into their story and to see what if any impact it had on our culture today. >> let me get these guys out of the newsroom. >> "vanity fair" photographer annie leibovitz is here to document the three men who took on our president. for bob woodward watergate started much the same way most stories do, with a phone call from his editor. >> the moment, the time i got the call about 9:00 a.m. on saturday morning june 17th. >> that's good. no one flashed a message to me this is going to be one of the most important days of your life. >> i was in the office that day. and i saw all this commotion aro

a story -- my husband ben bradlee died nearly three years ago, and it was during the time that i wascare of him, the last two years of his life he had dementia i began to think about spirituality, because even though i was, had thought i was an atheist, it way clebecame cl i was looking for something, too, and needed some sort of spirituality to give me strength to get through what i went through, and what i finally came to realize was that taking care of ben was the most spiritual thing i'd ever done in my life and gave my life meaning, and i think one of the things in this country, well, all over the world. too many people are searching for happiness, which is the wrong way to look at it. they are looking for happiness to find meaning. when, in fact, you need to find meaning to become happy. and that's what i found, and i found that loving ben and taking care of ben was the most meaningful thing i could have done and it has given me, my book is called "finding magic" but it's brought magic into my life. >> is this something that, is this a journey that is part -- because i find --