Saturday, May 4, 7pm, Memorial Athletic and Convocation (MAC) Center, 1025 Risman Dr., Kent, Ohio 44242

On Saturday, May 4, legendary journalist Bob Woodward will come to Kent State University as part of the Presidential Speaker Series. He will speak at 7pm at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center). His presentation coincides with the annual commemoration events marking May 4, 1970, when a student protest against the Vietnam War and the presence of Ohio National Guardsmen ended in tragedy. Guardsmen shot and killed four Kent State students and wounded nine others.

“Bob Woodward is one of the most influential and well-known journalists of our times,” said Kent State President Beverly J. Warren. “Mr. Woodward’s insights on the Richard Nixon presidency and the Kent State shootings, which President Nixon said were among the darkest days of his presidency, are of particular interest to our Kent State community.”

Mr. Woodward gained international attention when he and Carl Bernstein reported on Watergate. Together, their work won a Pulitzer Prize for The Washington Post, and their book, “All the President’s Men,” became a No. 1 national best-seller in the spring and summer before President Nixon resigned in 1974. Their book was turned into a movie in 1976, with Robert Redford portraying Mr. Woodward and Dustin Hoffman portraying Mr. Bernstein. In listing the all-time 100 best non-fiction books, Time magazine has called “All the President’s Men” by Mr. Woodward and Mr. Bernstein “perhaps the most influential piece of journalism in history.”

Mr. Woodward was the lead reporter for The Washington Post’s articles on the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, which won a Pulitzer Prize in 2002.

Currently, he is associate editor for The Washington Post, where he has worked since 1971.

Presidential Speaker Series events are free and open to the public. However, a ticket is required for admission.