Bob Woodward paid tribute to Robert Redford , who died Tuesday morning at age 89, by sharing some quotes from their conversations over the past decade, as the actor-director weighed in on Donald Trump , freedom and independence.
“I loved him, and admired him — for his friendship, his fiery independence, and the way he used any platform he had to help make the world better, fairer, brighter for others,” Woodward wrote on X.
Redford acquired the rights to Woodward and Carl Bernstein’s All the President’s Men in 1974, leading to one of the great journalism movies — and political thrillers — of all time. It not only explained Watergate to general audiences, but elevated the role of investigative reporters. In fact, when “Deep Throat” was revealed to be Mark Felt in 2005, Chris Matthew