US EditionBob Woodward to ‘Lift the Lid’ on Decades of Reporting in New Memoir ‘Secrets’
Woodward's memoir reveals his extensive notes and decades of interviews with key Washington leaders, chronicling major political events including Watergate and Trump’s administration.
- On Tuesday, Simon and Schuster announced that Bob Woodward's memoir Secrets will be released Sept. 29, covering his reporting from the Watergate scandal through the Trump administration.
- Woodward, who turns 83 this week, rose to prominence in the 1970s alongside Carl Bernstein, exposing the Watergate scandal and revelations about the Nixon administration that led to President Richard Nixon's resignation.
- The publisher noted that Woodward "has kept notes, transcripts and files of all of his interviews" with key Washington players; this memoir "lifts the lid" on his historic reporting relationships spanning several decades.
- During a recent interview, Woodward told The Associated Press that he sees this book as a chance to explain his reporting process, noting he has had the benefit of not being in a hurry interviewing presidents and other leaders.
- Many of his books chronicle current administrations, but Woodward initially expressed uncertainty about writing further on Trump after the 2024 election; he decided to proceed, stating, "I think we know who he is.
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Bob Woodward (82), a veteran journalist from The Washington Post, is scheduled to publish his memoir, *Secret*, about his more than half-century career as a reporter this September. Woodward is a living legend who won the Pulitzer Prize for his reporting on "Watergate," which led to President Richard Nixon's resignation in 1974. His books *Rage* and *Fear*, written after interviewing President Donald Trump during his first term, became a major t…
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WCBI TV | Your News LeaderBob Woodward to ‘lift the lid’ on decades of reporting in new memoir ‘Secrets’
Bob Woodward’s next book will be an inside account of how the bestselling author and award-winning journalist came to write so many inside accounts. “Secrets: A…
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