we couldn't begin more auspiciously as we welcome bob woodward and carl bernstein, beacons of journalistic excellence whose watergate-related archive is in the esteemed harry ransom center on the other side of this pam cuss. now to introduce the legendary woodward and bernstein is my friend, the executive director of the harry ransom center, dr. steve ames. [applause] >> good evening, it's a pleasure to welcome bob woodward and carl bernstein back to the university of texas at austin for trust, news, and democracy. my name is steve snniss. i'm director of the harry ransom center. carl bernstein and bob woodward became forever linked early in their careers while still in their 20's. they broke the story of a break-in at the democratic party headquarters leading eventually to the national crisis we know as watergate and eventually to the resignation of president richard nixon. they wrote books -- all the president's men and the final days. it's been turned into a popular film starring robert redford and dustin hoffmann. in 2003 woodward and bernstein placed their watergate files at the ranso

i did ask carl bernstein for interview. i was put in touch with and he said i would be delighted to talk you and proceeded to ghost me for two years after that. so i deleted that email address. and then bob woodward did agree to talk to me. and the reason is, you might remember alexander butterfield told who revealed the existence the tapes. so mr. butterfield gave me some wonderful multiple wonderful interviews about, pat, because when haldeman was never able to work successfully with her and, then dwight chapin, another aide, was not able to work with her as a liaison, the west and the east wing. so mr. butterfield took over and he adored and he's worked with mr. woodward on another book. and i told mr. butterfield about you know, he forgotten, i think, because has been so long ago about her characters nation as as a heavy drinker. he said, that is ridiculous. i call bob and have him call you and he did call me. but when i said, what are your names, what are your sources? he could not give me one source could not? would n

carl and bob come and that is to ask you how you got into your chosen professions. kara, how did you can into reporting? larry: before kara goes, can i think woodward and bernstein for opening for us? i thought that was nice. wasn't that nice? i thought that was nice. they did a good job. kara: they have some promise. larry: i think so. i will keep an eye on those two. kara: how i get started -- got started as a reporter, i was the yearbook at her, which is a job of immense were in high school, but i was not in newspapers. i did not work for newspapers. i really wanted to be a spy. i am gay, as is obvious. it is true. come on. let's stop. larry: you said it. kara: no questions here. wanted to be in the military and college. my dad was in the military. it was pre don't ask, don't tell. everyone had a terrible history of doing this so i could not be in the military without telling essentially, so i didn't. i was going to do some other public service, but it was really hard at the time. at that time, people don't member that, but it is true. so i got into reporting, which was similar, adjacent to analysis because i was going to be an analyst essentially. like on "h

carl and bob come and that is to ask you how you got into your chosen professions. kara, how did you can into reporting? larry: before kara goes, can i think woodward and bernstein for opening for us? i thought that was nice. wasn't that nice? i thought that was nice. they did a good job. kara: they have some promise. larry: i think so. i will keep an eye on those two. kara: how i get started -- got started as a reporter, i was the yearbook at her, which is a job of immense were in high school, but i was not in newspapers. i did not work for newspapers. i really wanted to be a spy. i am gay, as is obvious. it is true. come on. let's stop. larry: you said it. kara: no questions here. wanted to be in the military and college. my dad was in the military. it was pre don't ask, don't tell. everyone had a terrible history of doing this so i could not be in the military without telling essentially, so i didn't. i was going to do some other public service, but it was really hard at the time. at that time, people don't member that, but it is true. so i got into reporting, which was similar, adjacent to analysis because i was going to be an analyst essentially. like on "h