American Forum
The View from the White House
Peter Baker
7:00AM - 8:15AM (EDT)
Event Details
PBS Television Broadcast: Virginia, Nov. 22, 2015/Nationally, Nov. 25, 2015
Peter Baker is the chief White House correspondent for the New York Times. He has covered three presidents for the Times and the Washington Post, winning the Gerald R. Ford Prize for Distinguished Reporting on the Presidency and the Aldo Beckman Memorial Award for White House coverage. Baker has covered some of the most dramatic political issues and scandals in American history, including the Clinton administration’s Monica Lewinsky scandal, as well as the Iraq War, Hurricane Katrina, Supreme Court nominations, and the American economy. He has also covered decades of major international stories, including the rise of Vladimir Putin and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. A best-selling author, Baker’s books include Days of Fire: Bush and Cheney in the White House, The Breach: Inside the Impeachment and Trial of William Jefferson Clinton, and Kremlin Rising: Vladimir Putin’s Russia and the End of Revolution.
When
7:00AM - 8:15AM (EDT)
Where
2201 Old Ivy Rd
Charlottesville, VA 22903
Speakers
Peter Baker