Author, reporter Bob Woodward to speak at IU tonight

Legendary reporter and Washington Post editor Bob Woodward will speak at the IU Auditorium today. Woodward’s speech will focus on his new book “State of Denial.” \nWoodward is best known for his work with Carl Bernstein during the Watergate scandal in the early 1970s. The two reporters developed a relationship with the secret source “Deep Throat,” and uncovered a scandal that would rock America and lead to Richard Nixon’s resignation in 1974. Meetings between the two reporters and former FBI Assistant Director W. Mark Felt led them to link a break-in at the Democratic Party headquarters directly to the Nixon administration.\nAs an associate managing editor at The Washington Post, Woodward led coverage of the 9/11 attacks and the Bush administration’s response, all the way through the war in Iraq. “State of Denial” is the third in Woodward’s “Bush at War” series, and it chronicles the administration’s decisions during the war.\nThe lecture will be held at 7 p.m. in the IU Auditorium. It is free and open to the public. Questions for Woodward can be submitted at a table in the auditorium lobby before the speech. Doors will open at 6 p.m.\nThere will be a book signing in the auditorium lobby after the speech.