Bob Woodward

Pulitzer prize-winning journalist and author of "State of Denial" Named one of the best investigative reporters in America by the New York Times, Bob Woodward is the assistant managing editor of The Washington Post. He first rose to prominence in American journalism when he teamed with Carl Bernstein at the Post to investigate the burglary at the Watergate office building. The Post was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1973 for their reporting of the Watergate scandal in the Nixon administration.

Woodward's 2006 best-seller, State of Denial, takes a critical look at the Bush administration's handling of the war in Iraq. The book debuted as the No. 1 best seller in its first week on the shelves.

Bush at War focused on the three months following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, during which the U.S. prepared for war in Afghanistan, took steps toward a preemptive strike against Iraq, intensified homeland defense, and began a well-funded C.I.A. covert war against terrorism around the world. His most recent #1 best seller, Plan of Attack, picks up where his previous book left off. Creating an astonishingly intimate portrait of the key players in the Bush Administration, Woodward has written the definitive account of the Administration?s decision to go to war in Iraq and the efforts that followed to deal with the conflict. The narrative is classic Woodward: using his inside access to the major players, he offers a nearly day-by-day account of the decision-making processes and power battles behind the headlines.

Woodward is the only contemporary American writer to author or co-author nine #1 best-selling non-fiction books. These books include: All the President?s Men and The Final Days, both co-authored with Carl Bernstein; and The Brethren: Inside the Supreme Court, co-authored with former staff writer Scott Armstrong. Other books include Wired: The Short Life and Fast Times of John Belushi, a book about comedian John Belushi and drugs in Hollywood; Veil: The Secret Wars of the CIA; The Commanders; The Man Who Would Be President: Dan Quayle; and The Agenda: Inside The Clinton White House. In 1996, Woodward gave us one of the first inside accounts of the presidential campaigns of President Clinton and Senator Bob Dole in The Choice.

In a presentation based on Plan of Attack and the interviews he conducted with hundreds of sources for the book, Woodward offers audiences an unparalleled look at the behind-the-scenes debate, decisions and potential consequences of U.S. policies in Iraq and the war on terror.

Woodward joined The Washington Post in 1971 from the Montgomery County, Maryland, Sentinel, where he had been a reporter. In 1979, Woodward became assistant managing editor of Metropolitan News before assuming his current position in 1982. Previously, he served as a communications officer in the U.S. Navy.

A native of Wheaten, Illinois, Woodward received his bachelor?s degree in English and history from Yale University in 1965.