- Born
- Birth nameRobert Upshur Woodward
- Bob Woodward was born on March 26, 1943 in Geneva, Illinois, USA. He is a writer and actor, known for All the President's Men (1976), Wired (1989) and Under Siege (1986). He has been married to Elsa Walsh since November 25, 1989. They have two children. He was previously married to Frances Roderick Barnard and Kathleen Middlekauff.
- SpousesElsa Walsh(November 25, 1989 - present) (2 children)Frances Roderick Barnard(November 29, 1974 - September 1979) (divorced, 1 child)Kathleen Middlekauff(June 25, 1966 - 1970) (divorced)
- ChildrenMary Taliesin McCheane Woodward
- ParentsThomas Lewis BarnesAlice Elizabeth EnskoAlfred Eno Woodward Jr.Jane Pendleton Upshur
- RelativesAnne Pendleton Woodward(Sibling)David Coleman Woodward(Sibling)
- Uncovered the Watergate scandal, which led to President Richard Nixon's resignation, with Carl Bernstein, for the Washington Post.
- Is portrayed by Robert Redford in All the President's Men (1976), Will Ferrell in Dick (1999), and Julian Morris in Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House (2017).
- Graduated from Yale University.
- Was a communications officer in the Navy in 1969 and 1970.
- Grew up in Wheaton, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. Graduated from Wheaton Central HS. Robert Redford (playing Woodward) mentions his hometown in All the President's Men (1976).
- It is the responsibility of reporters to be aggressive, as long as they are fair and accurate. The media has a responsibility to question the actions of our leaders and to investigate any concentration of power. But reporters have an equal responsibility to prevent their own biases from influencing coverage. The media today probably does not dig deeply enough or spend sufficient time on stories. The best way to ensure that sources will be open and honest is to treat them fairly.
- Carl Bernstein and I probably did not have enough self-doubt... Ben Bradlee is a great editor because of what he kept out of the paper as much as for what he allowed in. Bradlee believed what we had. The problem was proving it and publishing stories that were as credible as possible.
- Watergate proved that it was worth the effort to dig deeply and spend sufficient time on stories in order to ensure you're presenting the truth as completely and honestly as possible. Hopefully that will continue and not be diminished by the impact of instant Internet news and 24-hour cable news programming, which tends to focus on breaking news rather than detailed reporting.
- Trump has lost his way, not just as president but as a human being trying to assess what's real and what's unreal.
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