All the President's Men (1976)

Jack Warden: Harry Rosenfeld

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• Bob Woodward : Well, who is Charles Colson?

  Harry Rosenfeld : The most powerful man in the United States is President Nixon. You've heard of him? Charles Colson is special counsel to the President. There's a cartoon on his wall. The caption reads, "When you've got 'em by the balls, their hearts and minds will follow."

• Harry Rosenfeld : Bernstein, why don't you finish one story before trying to get on another?

  Carl Bernstein : I finished it.

  Harry Rosenfeld : The Virginia legislature story?

  Carl Bernstein : I finished it.

  Harry Rosenfeld : All right, give it to me.

  Carl Bernstein : I'm just polishing it.

• Bob Woodward : Who's Charles Colson?

  Harry Rosenfeld : Sit down. You know I'm glad you asked me that question. The reason I'm glad you asked me is because if you had asked Simons or Bradlee they woulda said, "You know we're gonna have to fire this schmuck at once because he's so *dumb*."

• Harry Rosenfeld : Woodward. Bernstein. You're both on the story. Now don't fuck it up.

• Howard Simons : Harry this isn't a local police story anymore. This is national. We need a top political writer on it.

  Harry Rosenfeld : They don't want it. They're all over the God damn map covering the primaries. Besides this guy has busted his ass!

  Howard Simons : He's been on this paper for only nine months. What's the matter with you?

  Harry Rosenfeld : He's a humper!

• Harry Rosenfeld : Look, he wants on the story bad. They both do. He knows a lot of people. Howard, they're hungry. You remember when you were hungry?

• National Editor : Let me tell you what happened today. I was having lunch at the Sans Souci and this White House guy, a good one, a pro, came up and asked, "What is this Watergate compulsion with you guys?"

  Harry Rosenfeld : Complusion? I think it's a story. This is not a compulsion.

  National Editor : I said, "Well, we think its important." And he said, "If it's God damn so important, who in the hell are Woodward and Bernstein?"

• Harry Rosenfeld : I'm not interested in what you think is obvious. I'm interested in what you know. What we don't know is why they wanted to bug Democratic Headquarters.

• Harry Rosenfeld : I happen to love this country. You know, we're not a bunch of zanies out to bring it down.