- 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).
- Over his career Woodward has written 19 books, including biographies of nine U.S. Presidents through "Fear: Trump in the White House" (2018).
- Over the years following the Watergate scandal, Woodward was approached on a number of occasions by people who wanted to have their names cleared of being "Deep Throat" suspects, as it was impeding their prospects of governmental posts. Woodward was insistent on keeping the true identity of "Deep Throat" confidential, but was free to declare the names of those who were definitely not Mark Felt, whose identity remained secret for 33 years after the Watergate event.
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