, ▁and ▁didn ' t ▁miss ▁a ▁day ▁of ▁work .   ... ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁rep or ters ▁in ▁our ▁b ureau ▁were ▁on ▁the ▁road , ▁covering ▁the ▁president ial ▁campaign . ▁Thus , ▁I ▁was ▁sent ▁out ▁to ▁cover ▁the ▁arrest ▁of ▁some ▁men ▁who ▁had ▁broken ▁into ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁buildings ▁in ▁the ▁Water gate ▁complex . ▁That ▁CBS ▁let ▁me , ▁the ▁new est ▁h ire , ▁hold ▁on ▁to ▁Water gate ▁as ▁an ▁assignment ▁was ▁a ▁measure ▁of ▁how ▁un important ▁the ▁story ▁seemed :   ... ▁I ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁television ▁rep orter ▁covering ▁the ▁early ▁court ▁appearances . ▁When ▁the ▁five ▁Water gate ▁burg l ars ▁asked ▁for ▁a ▁b ail ▁reduction , ▁I ▁got ▁my ▁first ▁sc oop . ▁Un like ▁my ▁compet itors , ▁I ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁identify ▁them . ▁The ▁next ▁time ▁the ▁cam er aman ▁listened ▁when ▁I ▁said , ▁' R oll ! ▁That ' s ▁them !' ▁And ▁so ▁CBS ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁network ▁to ▁get ▁pictures ▁of ▁the ▁burg l ars . ▁I ▁was ▁a ▁hero ▁at ▁the ▁b ureau ." ▁ ▁She ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁become ▁White ▁House ▁correspond ent ▁during ▁the ▁presiden cies ▁of ▁Jimmy ▁Carter , ▁Ron ald ▁Re agan ▁and ▁George ▁H . ▁W . ▁Bush . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁Republican ▁Convention ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁she ▁broke ▁the ▁news ▁on ▁CBS ▁that ▁Re agan ' s ▁negoti ations ▁with ▁ex - Pres