where he was being adored by young students for his role in the Post's Watergate coverage that brought down the presidency of Republican Richard Nixon. "We should worry the most about secret government," Woodward said. It appears, however, that Petraeus and Broadwell were flaunting this aspect of "secret government." Neil W. McCabe of Human Events reported that they appeared together as a couple at the October 27 OSS Society Annual Dinner and "mingled as a couple at the VIP reception" before the dinner. As the general made his way around the Washington Ritz Carlton ballroom, he said, "Broadwell followed one pace behind." Robert Windrem of NBC News quoted one former senior U.S. intelligence official who attended the event as saying, "It's mind-boggling that she could be so reckless as to show up at high-profile events like this, shortly after learning the FBI was investigating their affair." Perhaps this is because she and Petraeus thought their secret was safe from public disclosure."