Forum to Bring Bob Woodward to Mary Washington

Popular political commentators Steve and Cokie Roberts shared their takes on current presidential hopefuls, including Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and Rudy Giuliani, when they appeared before a packed house at Mary Washington last October. With their engaging back-and-forth banter, the husband-and-wife team provided a riveting kickoff to the University’s 12th annual Fredericksburg Forum.

Next up is renowned reporter and assistant managing editor for The Washington Post Bob Woodward, who’s scheduled to visit UMW when the Forum continues next month.

Woodward is probably best known for his work with Carl Bernstein in uncovering the Nixon administration’s Watergate scandal, for which the Post won a Pulitzer Prize in 1973. More recently, Woodward worked as the main reporter for the newspaper’s Pulitzer-winning articles on the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Along the way, he has published several best-selling nonfiction books, three of which have been made into movies.

The Fredericksburg Forum has brought nationally known speakers to the University each year since 1996. Past presenters include actor James Earl Jones, political analyst Tim Russert, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, documentary filmmaker Ken Burns, humor columnist Dave Barry, radio personality Garrison Keillor, television journalist Lesley Stahl, and historian and author David McCullough, who is slated to deliver the keynote address during Mary Washington’s March 14 Founders Day celebration.

Bob Woodward will appear at the Fredericksburg Forum on Tuesday, March 11, at 8 p.m. in George Washington Hall’s Dodd Auditorium. For ticket information, visit www.umw.edu/forum/ticket_information.