Did you call the White House press office? I went over there; I talked to them. They said...

Howard Simons: Did you call the White House press office? Bob Woodward: I went over there; I talked to them. They said Hunt hadn't worked there for three months. Then a PR guy said this weird thing to me. He said, "I am convinced that neither Mr. Colson nor anyone else at the White House had any knowledge of, or participation in, this deplorable incident at the Democratic National Committee." Howard Simons: Isn't that what you expect them to say? Bob Woodward: Absolutely. Howard Simons: So? Bob Woodward: I never asked about Watergate. I simply asked what were Hunt's duties at the White House. They volunteered he was innocent when nobody asked if he was guilty. Howard Simons: Be careful how you write it.