Bob Woodward, legendary Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist/author and associate editor of the Washington Post, will deliver the 2018 Commencement address for 91制片厂.
Woodward will be presented with an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree.
Maryville鈥檚 Commencement ceremony will be held at 1 p.m. on聽Sunday, May 6, at St. Charles Family Arena in St. Charles, Mo.
鈥淲e are honored to welcome Bob Woodward to 91制片厂. His extensive experience as a journalist and his knowledge of our constitutional rights and responsibilities make his perspective of particular interest in today鈥檚 political climate. Our graduates will benefit from his wisdom and experience,鈥� said President Mark Lombardi, PhD.
Consistently revealing the inside, hidden stories of Washington D.C. and the American Presidency鈥攆rom Watergate to the Supreme Court, the CIA, the Pentagon and the 9/11 terrorist attacks to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Woodward is a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and Washington Post associate editor who has earned iconic status in American journalistic heritage.聽Having written books on eight of the last presidents, from Nixon to Obama, and currently working on a book about President Trump, Woodward is uniquely situated to examine key questions聽about聽the American presidency.
Woodward has authored or coauthored 18 national best-selling non-fiction books; 12 have been #1 national bestsellers. He has more #1 national non-fiction bestsellers than any other contemporary author.聽In listing the all-time 100 best non-fiction books, Time Magazine has called All the President鈥檚 Men, co-authored by Woodward and Carl Bernstein, 鈥淧erhaps the most influential piece of journalism in history.鈥�
Woodward鈥檚 most recent book, The Last of the President鈥檚 Men, provides the last pieces of the Nixon puzzle and is based on 46 hours of interviews with President Nixon鈥檚 aide who revealed the secret tapes.