Bob Woodward

Robert Upshur "Bob" Woodward (born March 26, 1943) is one of the best-known journalists in the United States, thanks largely to his work in helping uncover the Watergate scandal of President Richard Nixon, in a historical journalistic partnership with Carl Bernstein, while working as a reporter for The Washington Post. He has written twelve best-selling nonfiction books and shared in two Pulitzer Prizes.

Books

Woodward has co-authored or authored ten #1 national best-selling nonfiction books, more than any other contemporary American writer. They are:

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• All the President's Men (1974) about Richard Nixon and Watergate
• The Final Days (1976) about Nixon's resignation
• The Brethren (1979) about the United States Supreme Court in the Warren Burger years
• Wired (1984) on the comedian John Belushi and the Hollywood drug culture
• Veil (1987) about the CIA's "secret wars" during the reign of William J. Casey
• The Commanders (1991) on The Pentagon, the first Bush administration and the Gulf War
• The Agenda (1994) about Bill Clinton's first term
• Shadow (1999) on the legacy of Watergate
• Bush at War (2002) about the path to war with Afghanistan following September 11
• Plan of Attack (2004) about how and why President Bush decided to go to war with Iraq

Woodward's two other books, also national best-sellers, are:

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• The Choice (1996) about Clinton's re-election bid
• Maestro (2000) about Fed chairman Alan Greenspan
• Woodward's newest book, The Secret Man (2005) about Deep Throat revealed as Mark Felt.

Newsweek magazine has excerpted five of Woodward's books in cover stories; 60 Minutes has done segments on five; and three have been made into movies.

Related Topics:
Newsweek - 60 Minutes

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Woodward lives in the Georgetown section of Washington. He is married to Elsa Walsh, a writer for The New Yorker, and has two daughters.

Related Topics:
Woodward - Georgetown - Elsa Walsh - Writer - The New Yorker

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