About the time I entered high school in suburban Philadelphia, a young reporter for The Washington Post named Bob Woodward, working with Carl Bernstein, began reporting on the Watergate scandal. They turned the political and journalism world upside down with what turned out to be perhaps the greatest journalistic effort in history. Catching up with Bob we spoke on a variety of issues including Watergate, the many presidents he’s written about, the economy, John Belushi and the sudden fall of Joe Paterno.

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photo credit (features page): CSIS: Center for Strategic & International Studies