Profs & Pints DC: Watergate and Its Legacy

Profs and Pints DC presents: “Watergate and Its Legacy,” a fiftieth anniversary look at a landmark political scandal and its impact on thinking about crime and the American presidency, with Christine Blackerby, public historian, exhibits curator at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center, and scholar of congressional and federal history.

“I Am Not a Crook!” President Richard Nixon famously declared as he and his administration were caught up in the Watergate scandal, involving allegations of criminal activity at the highest levels of government.

But was he guilty of crimes? What would happen to a president in the same position today?

Mark the fiftieth anniversary of the conclusion of one of the darkest chapters of American history with a Profs and Pints talk offering an overview of the Watergate scandal and issues and questions from it that continue to resonate. The speaker, Christine Blackerby, has curated an exhibit at the U.S. Capitol…