Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein

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Bob Woodward is that of as one of the best journalists of all time, and, along with Carl Bernstein, reported on one of the biggest presidential scandals in modern history. Woodward lived in Illinois, not leaving until he enrolled in Yale with an NROTC scholarship. After serving for five years in the Navy, Woodward took graduate level classes at George Washington university, all the while working as a journalist. Despite an already promising looking future, Woodward didn't get his big break until he helped to uncover the Watergate scandal.

Woodward's successes did not stop at the Watergate scandal, though. He has authored/coauthored 15 non-fiction books in the last 35 years, all of which hit national best seller status. A whopping 11 of these books also hit national #1 non-fiction best seller status. All of Woodward's books have been proven to be true in their facts, and have helped to make the government stay honest in their dealings. Woodward still works for the Washington Post, as an associate editor, and also still writes stories.

Carl Bernstein's parents were communists, surprisingly. Because of their supposed political affiliations, the Bernsteins were tracked by the FBI for 30 years, even though nothing was conclusively proven. No one knew for sure that they were part of the Party until Bernstein himself revealed it years later. Bernstein stayed in Maryland for most of his early life, going both to high school and college in the state.

Bernstein started working with the Post, and was actually the first to suspect Nixon's involvment when the Watergate scandal came around. After Watergate, though, Bernstein did not see as much success as Woodward. He difinately wasn't as much of a boy scout, either. He was involved in an extra-marital affair, which caused his wife to miscarry their second child. His wife then made a movie which pretty much did nothing but bash Bernstein and his dirty mistress. Lots of Gossip. Bernstein did work with Woodward to write two books though, All the President's Men, and The Final Days.