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• Bob Woodward is a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and author who helped break the Watergate scandal in The Washington Post that eventually led to the resignation of Richard Nixon. Woodward has written several best-selling books since the Watergate investigation. He is currently an assistant managing editor of the Post.

• Fast Facts

  1. Born: March 26, 1943Official Site: About the Author
  2. Birth place: IllinoisOfficial Site: About the Author
  3. Alma mater: Yale UniversityOfficial Site: About the Author
  4. Served five years in the U.S. NavyOfficial Site: About the Author
  5. First journalism job: Reporter for the Montgomery County (Maryland) SentinelOfficial Site: About the Author

• Watergate Investigation

  Woodward and partner Carl Bernstein were the lead reporters for the Washington Post on the investigation of Watergate Hotel break-in. Woodward and Bernstein pursued the story and revealed the extent to which Nixon was involved in the scandal. Woodward was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1973 for his work on the Watergate investigation, .

• Deep Throat Identified

  The identity of Deep Throat, Woodward and Bernstein's Watergate informant, was kept a secret for over 30 years. In 1975, former FBI associate director Mark Felt revealed that he had been the source of the Deep Throat leaks. There was some concern about the accuracy of the revelation, as Felt, who was 91, was suffering from dementia and didn't have full memory of the events surrounding Watergate. Woodward and Bernstein had promised not to reveal the identity of Deep Throat until after his death, but Woodward stepped forward and confirmed that Felt was indeed Deep Throat.Reuters: Watergate 'Deep Throat' Mark Felt Dies at 95 (December 19, 2008) YouTube Video: Mark Felk, Aka "Deep Throat" Dead at 95 (Time: 1:50)

• Books by Bob Woodward

  • 1974: All the President’s Men, with Carl Berstein
  • 1976: The Final Days, with Carl Berstein
  • 1979: The Brethren: Inside the Supreme Court, with Scott Armstrong
  • 1984: Wired: The Short Life and Fast Times of John Belushi
  • 1987: Veil: The Secret Wars of the CIA 1981-1987
  • 1991: The Commanders
  • 1994: The Agenda: Inside the Clinton White House
  • 1996: The Choice
  • 1999: Shadow: Five Presidents and the Legacy of Watergate
  • 2000: Maestro: Greenspan's Fed and the American Boom
  • 2002: Bush at War
  • 2004: Plan of Attack
  • 2005: The Secret Man: The Story of Watergate’s Deep Throat
  • 2006: State of Denial:Bush at War Part III
  • 2008: State of Denial:Bush at War Part IV

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  Watergate Break-In | Carl Bernstein | Valerie Plame Affair | War on Terror | Iraq War | W Mark Felt | Deep Throat

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