Event Description
Watergate tells the comprehensive story of the scandal, from the first troubling signs in Richard Nixon’s presidency to his resignation and beyond. Crucially, the film also situates Watergate in the context of all the issues it raised – many of which, of course, now resonate powerfully with current events.
After the screening, Academy Award-winning director Charles Ferguson will speak in conversation with Harley Shaiken and Maria Echaveste.
Speakers
Filmmaker Charles Ferguson is the founder and president of Representational Pictures. Ferguson won the 2011 Academy Award for Best Documentary with Inside Job. Ferguson’s films also include the Oscar-nominated No End in Sight: The American Occupation of Iraq and Time to Choose.
Harley Shaiken is a professor in the Graduate School of Education and Department of Geography and the Director of the Center for Latin American Studies.
Maria Echaveste is a Senior Scholar at the Center for Latin American Studies and served as Deputy Chief of Staff in the White House from 1998 to 2001.
Cosponsors
Cosponsored by the Center for Latin American Studies and the Graduate School of Journalism.