Progressive Author John Dean Headlines Virginia Demmler Honor Roll Dinner
It’s time to celebrate your local Washoe County Democratic Party and what a great event!
Dirty Tricks: Politics from Watergate to the Silver State
Progressive author John Dean headlines Democratic Party dinner, Nov. 7
RENO — Former Nixon administration whistle blower John Dean will keynote the Washoe County Democratic Party’s (WCDP) largest fundraising event.
What: Virginia Demmler Honor Roll Dinner
When: Saturday, Nov. 7, 5:30 to 9 p.m.
Where: Reno Ballroom, 50 East 4th St.
Contact: Amy Curtis-Webber, (775) 323-8683
“We are very excited to have a nationally-known figure on the political scene, John Dean, as our keynote speaker,” said Amy Curtis-Webber, WCDP executive director, “as well as four outstanding individuals who will receive our 2009 Volunteer Recognition Awards: Deborah and David Kladney, Kit Prendergast and Chris Wicker.”
Dean, former counsel to the Nixon administration, has recently issued a new retrospective afterword to his classic analysis of the Watergate scandal. Blind Ambition: The End of the Story lends fresh perspective on the 1972 break-in at the Watergate Hotel, and the historical impact of these dirty tricks on presidential authority and Republican politics.
A noted social critic and registered Independent, Dean is at the vanguard of the current reassessment of the Republican Party in the wake of recent elections. His books include Conservatives Without Conscience and Worse Than Watergate: The Secret Presidency of George W. Bush.
The annual Demmler Dinner honors volunteers who have distinguished themselves in the northern Nevada community as activists and supporters of progressive causes and activities. The late Virginia Demmler was a lifelong activist and party chairwoman whose leadership helped make the WCDP the successful organization it is today.
Pam duPre, former WCDP executive director, will emcee the event.
The Silent Auction viewing, beginning at 5:30 p.m., gives attendees an opportunity to view multiple items and gifts, from original artwork to ski packages.
Dinner proceeds will contribute to the WCDP’s success in field organization, voter registration, legislative support, candidate identification and community development. “We are devoted to growing the Democratic voter base and electing the brightest, most energized Democrats into office at all levels,” Curtis-Webber said.
Individual tickets for this lively forum are available for $85, and tables for 10 can be purchased for $1,500 or $2,500 online at washoedems.org, or by calling (775) 323-8683.
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John Dean at a Washoe party event, gimme me a break the county party is being led by a bumch of republican-lites in democrat clothing… maybe I need to take my blog-viewing to The Viligant Democrat!