Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, famed investigative journalists and authors, will be visiting Ohio State today for an event organized by the John Glenn School of Public Affairs.

Their investigative work during the Watergate Scandal led to the downfall of the Nixon administration. Woodward and Bernstein co-wrote the book “All the President’s Men” about their experience, and it was later turned into a movie. They received the Pulitzer Prize for Public Works in 1973 because of the investigation.

Woodward still writes for The Washington Post and has written several books, most recently “The War Within: A Secret White House History.”

Bernstein has also written several books, most recently the biography “A Woman In Charge: The Life of Hillary Rodham Clinton.”

Woodward and Bernstein’s lecture will focus on their perspective on the presidency and federal government policy.

“Of course we have asked them to talk about public affairs,” said Hank Wilson, communications director for the John Glenn School of Public Affairs. “We are a public affairs school, so we are interested in the take on government and how it works. Obviously, they have some expertise in that, seeing it firsthand.”

Woodward and Bernstein both spoke with Ann Fisher on Tuesday morning and mentioned their upcoming visit to OSU on her show, “All Sides,” which is on WOSU radio.

Woodward and Bernstein touched on the flow of information today and the soft news phenomenon.

They also mentioned how much information about the Bush presidency was released through reporters. They said government oversight can only do so much, and journalism plays a crucial role in getting information about the government to the public.

“I think that almost everything that we know about the Bush presidency and about the [Iraq] war we know from the press rather than from Congressional oversight,” Bernstein said.

These are the types of issues that the pair are expected to elaborate on during their lecture.

The lecture will begin at 4 p.m. in the Ohio Union’s Performance Hall. Tickets can be reserved by calling 614-688-3206.

Ticket holders are asked to arrive before 3:45 p.m. If a waiting list is needed, then those on it will begin to be seated at 3:50 p.m. in any empty seats.