Is American Democracy Going Backward? Comments and Conversation with Bob Weiner '74
Event Details
Thursday, October 6, 2022
2:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Herter Hall
161 Presidents Drive
Amherst MA 01003
Free
Contact
Dan Gordon
History Department
From Watergate to Whitewater to Jan. 6 and the Future. What Can be Done?
Comments and Conversation with UMass History Alum Bob Weiner '74
Bob Weiner is a former Democratic National Committee Headquarter staffer who worked at the Watergate. He was a spokesperson for both the Clinton and Bush Whitehouse. He served as a part of the senior staff for Congressmen John Conyers, Charles Rnagel, Ed Koch, Claude Pepper, for Senator Ted Kennedy and 4-Star General Barry McCaffrey. Weiner is a winner of the National Press Club President's Award as leader of an OpEd writing group that recruits young and college journalists as bylined co-writers for 1,000+ articles. He is also a radio and TV commentator.
Sponsored by the UMass Amherst History Department.