Bob Woodward

Bob Woodward has been associate editor of The Washington Post since 1971. In that time he has covered every president from Nixon to Biden, written twenty-one bestselling books, fourteen of which reached number one, and won two Pulitzer Prizes. His Watergate reporting with Carl Bernstein remains one of the most consequential acts of journalism in American history.

Inside the Room Where It Happens

Woodward’s access to the people who actually run the United States government is unmatched. He has conducted recorded interviews with presidents, cabinet members, generals, and intelligence officials, building portraits of decision-making under pressure that no one else can offer. His keynotes draw directly on that access, giving audiences a ground-level view of how power actually operates in Washington and what the history they are living through looks like from the inside.

A Career Built on One Standard

Former CIA Director Robert Gates has said Woodward has an extraordinary ability to get otherwise responsible adults to reveal what they know. That skill, developed over five decades, is what makes his presentations unlike any other political speaker. His MasterClass on investigative journalism has extended that body of knowledge to a new generation of practitioners.

Bob Woodward keynotes are booked for events focused on American political leadership, investigative journalism, government decision-making, and the inside story of the presidencies and events shaping modern history.

What does Bob Woodward speak about?

Bob Woodward speaks on investigative journalism, presidential power, and the lessons of decades spent reporting from inside the highest levels of American government. His keynotes give audiences a rare, firsthand perspective on how major historical events actually unfolded behind closed doors.

What is Bob Woodward’s background?

Woodward is an associate editor at The Washington Post whose Watergate reporting, alongside Carl Bernstein, led to the resignation of a sitting president. He is the bestselling author of more than 20 books on the American presidency.

Who books Bob Woodward to speak?

Meeting planners book Bob Woodward for government and policy conferences, media and journalism events, and corporate audiences interested in leadership lessons from the inside of American power.

How We Got Here – Lessons From Ten Presidents

Now reporting on his tenth American president, Bob Woodward’s remarkable perspective is unmatched in journalism. The two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter takes audiences on a journey as only he can. From Nixon to the present, Woodward provides firsthand insights from having penetrated the White House, the Supreme Court, the CIA, the Pentagon, the Congress. He analyzes the successes and messes of the presidents he’s covered and offers important lessons – about governing, about presidential leadership during economic, military, and national crises, about the expanding powers of the presidency, and about the role of the media. Woodward’s content is tailored to the interests of the audience and is an in-depth, non-partisan, fact-driven analysis of America’s current state through the lens of history. In the time since he uncovered the Watergate scandal with Carl Bernstein in 1973, Woodward has worked to shine a light on the inner-workings of secret government. In all, he has written 20 nonfiction bestsellers – 14 of which went on to become #1; more than any modern-day author. Woodward is currently at work on his 21st book about the final days of the Trump presidency and the handoff to Joe Biden.

War And Terrorism – What Are The Lessons For America?

Nothing defines the nation to the world – and to itself – as much as war. Bob Woodward has written seven books on the wars and foreign policy of the two Bushes, Reagan and Obama — beginning with The Commanders in 1991 on the first Gulf War, Veil: the Secret Wars of the CIA under Reagan, four books on President George W. Bush’s wars (Bush at War, Plan of Attack, State of Denial, and The War Within) and Obama’s Wars in 2010.

Has Washington Forgotten The Lessons Of Watergate?

Bob Woodward’s and Carl Bernstein’s work uncovering the Watergate scandal was called “maybe the single greatest reporting effort of all time” by Gene Roberts, then managing editor of The New York Times. It earned them the Pulitzer Prize. Years after the revelations of Watergate that led to President Nixon’s resignation still cast a long shadow. Its lessons about secret government stand as warning signs to future presidents.