After graduating, he went on to serve in the United States Navy. After being discharged as a lieutenant, Woodward was given the opportunity to attend Harvard Law School, but chose not to go.
Instead, Woodward worked as a reporter at the Washington Post. While climbing in his journalism career, he also took master's classes in Shakespeare and international relations at nearby George Washington University.
Woodward, who is now an associate editor of the Washington Post, shared two Pulitzer Prizes for breaking the Watergate Scandal, according to The Yale Daily News.