you go back and look at this from the perspective of 40 years ago, the risk was bradley's and katharine graham's. they were the ones who were in peril. if it didn't check out, carl could have gone to cover rock music, something he wanted to do. i could have gone to the dark side and gone to law school. but they were the ones who had on the line. >> "the washington post" had gone public credit that point. the nixon administration decided on the strategy of going after the tv licenses of the washington post to get the basic economic health of the company. this was a huge undertaking of courage on the part of the "washington post." >> the stock had just gone public and it was in the toilet. >> could i ask you to do something for me? you were 29 years old when this happened, he stayed in the news business and have got lots more experience. you are aware of the existing political climate and news climate. you have had a long, distinguished career since that moment. it's a beautiful day out there and markets has sent the entire staff home. the phone call has just come in that says there's a break in a

he called us they are in katharine graham said they are not here and there mind and they're going to have to come get me if they're going to do anything. >> this is great week has you see they decide they are going to center to the d.c. poll. and she gets that same now go to jail for this. >> of packages that want them because these guys are too modest to say it. watergate for investigative reporting in american journalism was like the big bang. everything changed after it. everything from the way government official sites, reporters fact, the way the public perceived investigative reporting. my generation of reporters come you can call it the sons and daughters of watergate. i got into this business because of what these two guys did. and at the "washington post" i run the investigative unit that was set up for bob woodward after watergate. he was the first editor 30 years ago. i'm the first editor 30 years later. >> tell them how much they shot her staff. >> i still have seven full-time investigators. which is really -- which is really a testimony. i have seven full-time investigat

you go back and look at this from the perspective of 40 years ago, the risk was bradley's and katharine graham's. they were the ones who were in peril. if it didn't check out, carl could have gone to cover rock music, something he wanted to do. i could have gone to the dark side and gone to law school. but they were the ones who had on the line. >> "the washington post" had gone public credit that point. the nixon administration decided on the strategy of going after the tv licenses of the washington post to get the basic economic health of the company. this was a huge undertaking of courage on the part of the "washington post." >> the stock had just gone public and it was in the toilet. >> could i ask you to do something for me? you were 29 years old when this happened, he stayed in the news business and have got lots more experience. you are aware of the existing political climate and news climate. you have had a long, distinguished career since that moment. it's a beautiful day out there and markets has sent the entire staff home. the phone call has just come in that says there's a break in a