The 34th Annual McFadden Memorial Lecture featuring Bob Woodward will be held Friday, March 11th, 2011, 7:00 pm at North Central High School.

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author Bob Woodward will present the 2011 McFadden Memorial Lecture on Friday, March 11 at 7 p.m. at the North Central High School Auditorium, 1801 E. 86th Street. The lecture, presented by the IMCPL Foundation, is free and open to the public.

Named one of the best investigative reporters in America by the New York Times, Woodward has been a reporter and editor at The Washington Post since 1971. The author or coauthor of 10 New York Times #1 bestsellers, his most recent book, Obama’s Wars, is considered the most intimate and sweeping portrait of Obama’s critical decisions on the Afghanistan War, the secret war in Pakistan, and the worldwide fight against terrorism. Drawing on internal memos, classified documents, meeting notes, and hundreds of hours of interviews with most of the key players, including the president, Obama’s Wars offers an original, you-are-there account of Obama and his team in this time of turmoil and uncertainty.

Woodward joined The Washington Post in 1971 from the Montgomery County, Maryland, Sentinel, where he had been a reporter. In 1979, Woodward became assistant managing editor of Metropolitan News before assuming his current position in 1982. Previously, he served as a communications officer in the U.S. Navy.

Call 275-4099 for more information about this free Library event.