Legendary journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein spoke Thursday evening at NJPAC about the upcoming 50th anniversary of their groundbreaking book, All the President’s Men, the resignation of President Richard Nixon, and the lessons learned from covering one of the biggest scandals to ever rock the White House and country.
In a wide-ranging talk moderated by journalist Jonathan Alter, the former Washington Post reporters also discussed former President Donald Trump, the January 6 U.S. Capitol attack, and the 2024 presidential election.
Woodward, who has written more than 21 books, including a trilogy of nonfiction books about Trump, recounted his interviews with the former president, who he said called him constantly while he was conducting research.
“It was interesting because he was the sitting president,” said Woodward, 80. “And so our phone would ring, and we would think, Is it one of our daughters? Or is it a friend? Is it a robo call? Or is it Donald Trump? Any very often it was Donald Trump. And so it’s a very interesting experience for a reporter to have that kind of phone relationship.”
He also took Trump to task for his failure to adequately respond to the coronavirus that…
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