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FRIDAY: Woodward, Costa Discuss “Peril” of Trump-Biden Transition at Center for Politics Forum

(CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA) – On Friday, Jan. 27, the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia will host a public forum with two of the nation’s top political journalists, Bob Woodward of the Washington Post and Robert Costa of CBS News.

The discussion, which is free and open to the public, will run from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. eastern at the Small Special Collections Library Auditorium on the Grounds of UVA. Members of the press are welcome to attend. In-person tickets are available through Eventbrite, and it will be livestreamed at: https://livestream.com/tavco/perilbookdiscussion

Center Director Larry J. Sabato will interview Woodward and Costa about their book, Peril, which documents the end of Donald Trump’s presidency and the transition to Joe Biden’s administration. The New York Times bestseller is now out in paperback and will be available for sale at the event. Costa and Woodward will stay after the conclusion of the forum to sign books.

About Woodward and Costa:

Bob Woodward is an associate editor at the Washington Post, where he has worked for more than 50 years. He has shared in two Pulitzer Prizes, one for his Watergate coverage and the other for coverage of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. He has authored 21 bestselling books.

Robert Costa is the Chief Election and Campaign Correspondent for CBS News, where he has worked since 2022. He previously served as a national political reporter at the Washington Post and as moderator and managing editor of Washington Week on PBS. He is a Center for Politics scholar.

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