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Also Known As Robert Upshur Woodward
Born March 26, 1943 (age 82) • Illinois
Role In Watergate scandal

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Tim O'Brien
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Ben Bradlee
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Mark Shields
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Malcolm Gladwell
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Dominick Dunne
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Jim McKay
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Tony Snow
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Pierre Salinger
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Harry Reasoner
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