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Bob Woodward

Bob Woodward. By Lily Allder. Biography. Robert U. Woodward was born on March 26, 1943 in the town of Geneva, Missouri and was raised in Wheaton. He went to Wheaton Community High School, and later attended Yale University on an NROTC scholarship. After he

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Bob Woodward

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  1. Bob Woodward By Lily Allder

  2. Biography Robert U. Woodward was born on March 26, 1943 in the town of Geneva, Missouri and was raised in Wheaton. He went to Wheaton Community High School, and later attended Yale University on an NROTC scholarship. After he received his B.A. in 1965, he spent four years as a Naval officer. In 1970, he was discharged as a Lieutenant after serving as an aide to the Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Thomas H. Moorer. He had a two week trial at The Washington Post, but fired because he lacked experience as a journalist. After a year working at the Montgomery Sentinel, he reapplied to The Washington Post. He was given the job in August of 1971. Bob Woodward lives in the Georgetown section of Washington, and lives with his wife, Elsa Walsh, who writes for the New Yorker. They have two daughters.

  3. Becoming a Journalist "I called my father and said I'm not going to law school, but have this job at a newspaper he had never heard of. And my father said probably the severest thing he has ever said to me. He said, 'You're crazy.' So he didn't think it was a good idea.“ Bob Woodward applied to many law schools after his time as a Naval Officer, but he also applied to the Washington Post. After getting turned down, he was still interested in becoming a journalist. He got a job with the Montgomery Sentinel to gain experience and knowledge as a reporter. After a year training at the newspaper, he left and joined The Washington Post in August of 1971.

  4. Highlights of his Career Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein were assigned to investigate the burglary of the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee in Washington D.C. office building called Watergate on June 17, 1972. The work the two men did became known as the first of many political dirty tricks of the Nixon reelection committee. They wrote a book called “All the President’s Men.” It became a #1 bestseller and was later turned into a movie starring Robert Redford as Woodward, and Dustin Hoffman as Bernstein. The two reporters wrote a second book called “The Final Days “ which covered the period from November of 1973 until President Nixon resigned in August of 1974.

  5. Highlights Cont. Woodward has written four detailed accounts of George W. Bush’s reign in office. The book titles are Bush at War (2002), Plan of Attack (2004), State of Denial: Bush at War, Part III (2006), and The War Within: A Secret White House History (2006-2008). He has interviewed Bush a total of four times for more than seven hours total.

  6. Highlights Cont. Woodward has twice contributed to collective journalistic efforts that were awarded The Pulitzer Prize. In 1973, The Washington Post won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. Bob Woodward was the lead reporter for Post’s articles on the aftermath of September 11 attacks that won the National Reporting Pulitzer in 2002. In 2003, he was awarded the Gerald R. Ford Prize for Distinguished Reporting on the Presidency in 2003. In 2003, Al Hunt of The Wall Street Journal called Woodward "the most celebrated journalist of our age.“

  7. Known For… Bob Woodward is mainly remembered for his work in investigating the Watergate Scandal.

  8. Views “I have written things that Republicans and Democrats and all kinds of figures have either hated or felt very uncomfortable about. Because in doing these long projects and books, you get close to the bone. And they're not calling me up and asking me for dinner. “ “I think journalism gets measured by the quality of information it presents, not the drama or the pyrotechnics associated with us.” “The Washington Times wrote a story questioning the authenticity of some of the suggestions made about me in Silent Coup. But as a believer in the First Amendment, I believe they have more than a right to air their views. “

  9. Views Cont. “When you practice reporting for as long as I have, you keep yourself at a distance from True Believers. Either conservatives or liberals or Democrats or Republicans. “ “When you see how the President makes political or policy decisions, you see who he is. The essence of the Presidency is decision-making. “ “The legislator learns that when you talk a lot, you get in trouble. You have to listen a lot to make deals. “

  10. Work Doubt, Distrust, Delay The Inside Story of How Bush's Team Dealt With Its Failing Iraq Strategy http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/06/AR2008090602691.html

  11. Works Cited http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/woo1bio-1 http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/b/bob_woodward.html

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