unt ' s ▁invol vement ▁with ▁the ▁Water gate ▁break - in , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁White ▁House ▁staff ▁regarded ▁the ▁st akes ▁in ▁Water gate ▁as ▁extremely ▁high . ▁F elt ▁war ned ▁Wood ward ▁that ▁the ▁F BI ▁wanted ▁to ▁know ▁where ▁he ▁and ▁other ▁rep or ters ▁were ▁getting ▁their ▁information , ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁un cover ing ▁a ▁wider ▁web ▁of ▁cr imes ▁than ▁the ▁F BI ▁first ▁dis closed . ▁All ▁the ▁secret ▁meet ings ▁between ▁Wood ward ▁and ▁F elt ▁took ▁place ▁at ▁an ▁under ground ▁par king ▁gar age ▁somewhere ▁in ▁Ross lyn ▁over ▁a ▁period ▁from ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁to ▁January ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁Prior ▁to ▁res ign ing ▁from ▁the ▁F BI ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁F elt ▁also ▁an onym ously ▁plant ed ▁le aks ▁about ▁Water gate ▁with ▁Time ▁magazine , ▁the ▁Washington ▁Daily ▁News ▁and ▁other ▁publications . ▁ ▁During ▁this ▁early ▁period , ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁media ▁failed ▁to ▁understand ▁the ▁full ▁imp lications ▁of ▁the ▁sc andal , ▁and ▁concentr ated ▁reporting ▁on ▁other ▁topics ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁president ial ▁election . ▁Most ▁out lets ▁ignored ▁or ▁down play ed ▁Wood ward ▁and ▁Bern stein ' s ▁sc o ops ; ▁the ▁c ros st own ▁Washington ▁Star - News ▁and ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times ▁even ▁ran ▁stories ▁incorrectly ▁dis cred iting ▁the ▁Post ' s ▁articles . ▁After ▁the