2008 Woodie Awards
Woodward declares state of denial
Alexandra Prim
Issue date: 11/15/07 Section: News
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"[In the decision to ask Woodward to visit Sacred Heart, student life] was looking for the best fit for the university.
Realistically, as an author as well as his role in Watergate historically, he is someone the students would be interested in," said Denise Tiberio, associate dean of students.
According to www.bobwoodward.com, Woodward-currently the Assistant Managing Editor of the Washington Post-rose to fame as a journalist in the early 1970s.
Woodward and Carl Bernstein, a colleague at the Washington Post, uncovered the scandal behind the Watergate break-in that eventually lead to the resignation of President Nixon and their winning of the Pulitzer Prize in 1973.
Interest was very high for Woodward who has had multiple best-selling books regarding U.S. politics.
The Edgerton Theater was filled to capacity.
While there were many students present, there were also a surprising number of older adults.
From the 1970s onward, Woodward has accrued a fan base that turned out in full force for this event.
"The Iraq war is the most important thing going on in the world right now," said Woodward. This was one point that he made repeatedly.
"It [the war in Iraq] will determine the future," he said. "The Iraq war-the war of choice-will have immeasurable consequences."
From dinner with an impassioned Al Gore to a two-day interview with Bush explaining his decision to invade Iraq, Woodward has acquired a great deal of personal time with politicians from all realms of the government.
He has become highly respected by both democrats and republicans.
In fact, the second book on Bush was recommended by both the Bush and Kerry campaigns during the 2004 election
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"I thought it was really interesting," said Paul Breslawski, freshman, in reference to what Woodward had to say about topics such as public knowledge of what is going on in the Iraq war.
"We, the public, should know as much as possible," said Woodward.
"In the end, we should have the Pentagon papers."
Andrew Rowan, senior, echoed Woodward's ideas.
"I liked what he said about the secret government that, in darkness, democracies die. It was fascinating to hear how much information he had to sift through to get to the core of the truth."
More than anything else, Woodward stressed that Americans have to look for the truth.
He used examples like; Watergate, the Clinton administration, September 11, and the Iraq war, to prove his point about the importance of knowing the facts.
"Time and time again, there is denial," said Woodward.
"If I were teaching a class in journalism, it would be a course in the facts. We need more concrete and sincere commentary. We need to really dig."
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