Bob Woodward is an award-winning investigative journalist perhaps best known for his work with Carl Bernstein in investigating the Watergate scandal and for a series of stories for which the Washington Post won a Pulitzer Prize (" Bob Woodward,” n.d.). Woodward is also a renowned author of fifteen non-fiction books; eleven of the fifteen became number one best sellers, the highest among all contemporary authors ("Complete Biography," n.d.). The New York Times even went so far as to call Woodward, “…America’s most famous investigative reporter” (DeParle, 1992). Robert Upshur Woodward was born on March 26, 1943, to Jane and Alfred Woodward in Geneva, Illinois ("WOODWARD, Bob," n.d.). He went on to attend Yale University while on a Navy ROTC scholarship. While at Yale, Woodward studied English literature and history. He graduated and received his Bachelor of Arts in 1965, then began a five-year tour of duty with the Navy. When he was discharged in August 1970, he applied for a reporting job at the Washington Post. He was given a two-week trial, but ultimately not given the job due to his lack of experience in journalism. Woodward found work at the Montgomery Sentinel and was hired a year later, in September 1971, as a reporter for the Post (“Early Life and Career,” n.d.). He still maintains a position at the Post, where he is an associate editor. The most notable thing Woodward is known for is the Watergate investigation he worked on with Carl Bernstein. The two later compiled their investigation into a book titled All the President's Men. The book was made into an award-winning film starring Robert Redford as Bob Woodward and Dustin Hoffman as Carl Bernstein. The film won an Aca......middle of paper......heather: an interpretive history of the mass media. Boston: Allyn & Bacon. Complete biography. (n.d.). Retrieved March 7, 2010, from http://bobwoodward.com/full-biographyGross, T. (Producer). (2009, September 9). Bob Woodward Details A Divided White House [telecast]. In the fresh air. Philadelphia, PA: NPR. Retrieved March 7, 2010, from http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94414058The Watergate Story. (n.d.). Retrieved March 8, 2010, from http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/watergate/timeline.htmlWoodward, B., & Bernstein, C. (1972, June 19). Republican security aide among five arrested for wiretap violation. The Washington Post. Retrieved March 7, 2010, from http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2002/05/31/AR2005111001228.htmlWOODWARD, Bob. (n.d.). Retrieved March 7, 2010, from Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia.