Prize-Winning Journalists Discuss Power, Politics and 'Pennsylvania Avenue' at Washington College

Chestertown, MD — Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists John Harwood of The New York Timesand Gerald F. Seib of The Wall Street Journal will present "Pennsylvania Avenue: Where Will the Power Be in 2009?" at Washington College's Casey Academic Center Forum on Wednesday, November 12, at 7 p.m.

Harwood and Seib are co-authors of the newly published Pennsylvania Avenue: Profiles in Backroom Power; a booksigning will follow their talk.

The New York Times hailed Pennsylvania Avenue as a major new work of Washington-insider journalism: "Through a series of sharp vignettes and character sketches, the authors ... take the reader behind some of the more imposing facades along the refurbished road, introducing the famous and not-so-famous, and explaining how business gets done in the new Washington. Though they accept the common view that the old rules have changed, their analysis is fresh and stimulating."

Pennsylvania Avenue, the 1.2-mile stretch between the White House and the Capitol, is where the influential and ambitious congregate. Party strategists, money men, policy-makers, fixers, socialites, lobbyists, spinners, deal-makers—they're all part of the great political transformations that have altered in a fundamental way the relationship between Americans and their government. A new class of politician and radically different ways of conducting business now exist in Washington. Harwood and Seib offer analysis of master players on both sides of the political divide.

Harwood is the chief Washington correspondent for CNBC and a political writer for The New York Times. He began his career at The St. Petersburg Times, where he served as state capital correspondent, Washington correspondent and political editor. He was awarded a Nieman Fellowship at Harvard University and subsequently spent 16 years at The Wall Street Journal, covering the White House, Congress and national politics. In addition to CNBC, Harwood also frequently appears on MSNBC, "NBC Nightly News," "Meet the Press" and PBS' "Washington Week."

Seib is an assistant managing editor and the executive Washington editor of The Wall Street Journal. He writes the paper's "Capital Journal" column and is a regular commentator on Washington affairs for CNBC and Fox Business Network. He is the recipient of numerous honors, including the Merriman Smith Award, the Aldo Beckman Award, the Gerald R. Ford Journalism Prize, Georgetown University's Edward Weintal Prize for his coverage of the Gulf War, and the William Allen White Award of the University of Kansas. Along with Harwood, Seib was part of the Wall Street Journal team that won the 2002 Pulitzer Prize in the breaking-news category for its coverage of the September 11 terrorist attacks.

The November 12 presentation is part of Washington College's Harwood Lecture Series in American Journalism. The series was established to honor the distinguished career of the lateWashington Post columnist and ombudsman Richard Harwood (John Harwood's father), who served as a trustee and a lecturer in journalism at the College. Speakers in the series have included such political and media figures as Karl Rove, Howard Dean, Robert Novak, John McCain, James Carville, Judy Woodruff, Al Hunt, Mark Shields, and Paul Gigot.

Admission to "Pennsylvania Avenue: Where Will the Power Be in 2009?" is free and open to the public.

October 27, 2008

Baltimore Sun's Michael Sragow Discusses the Film Criticism of Mid-Century American Master, James Agee, April 26

Chestertown, MD, April 12, 2006 — Washington College's Richard Harwood Lecture Series in American Journalism and the Sophie Kerr Committee present "James Agee: The Great American Film Critic," a lecture by Michael Sragow, film critic for The Baltimore Sun,Wednesday, April 26, at 4:30 p.m. in the Hynson Lounge. The event is free and open to the public.

A prolific reviewer and essayist whose work has appeared in numerous newspapers and magazines, including Rolling Stone, The New Yorker, and The San Francisco Examiner, Sragow is the editor of the critically acclaimed two-volume collection of the writings of James Agee. Sragow's talk will examine the boundless energy, lacerating wit, and moral perception that Agee brought to film criticism, reinventing the genre and helping to establish him as one of the most commanding and unique literary voices of America at mid-century. In 1944 W. H. Auden called Agee's film reviews "the most remarkable regular event in American journalism today." Those columns, along with much of the movie criticism that Agee wrote for Time through most of the 1940s, were collected by Sragow for Agee on Film: Reviews and Comments, published by Library of America.

Washington College's Harwood Lecture Series in American Journalism was established to honor the distinguished career of late Washington Post columnist and ombudsman Richard Harwood, who served as a trustee and a lecturer in journalism at the College. Recent speakers in the series have included such political and media figures as Karl Rove, Howard Dean, Robert Novak, David Broder, John McCain, James Carville, Judy Woodruff, Al Hunt, Mark Shields, and Paul Gigot.

Washington Post Columnist David Broder Asks "Where Have All the Leaders Gone?" at November 1 Talk

Chestertown, MD, October 20, 2005 — Washington College's Harwood Lecture Series in American Journalism presents Washington Post columnist and political observer David S. Broder on "Where Have All the Leaders Gone?", Tuesday, November 1, at 7:00 p.m. in the College's Hynson Lounge. The event is free and the public is invited to attend.

A national correspondent covering the political scene for The Washington Post, Broder writes a twice-weekly column that covers the broader aspects of American political life. The column, syndicated by The Washington Post Writers Group, appears in more than 300 newspapers across the globe. Broder was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in May 1973 for distinguished commentary and has been named "Best Newspaper Political Reporter" by Washington Journalism Review.

A survey for Washingtonian magazine found that Broder was rated "Washington's most highly regarded columnist" by both editorial-page editors and members of Congress, leading 16 others in ratings for "overall integrity, factual accuracy and insight." In 1990, a survey by Washingtonian magazine of the opinion-page editors of the largest 200 newspapers rated Broder as "Best Reporter," "Hardest Working," and "Least Ideological" among some 123 columnists. Media critic Ron Powers on CBS-TV said, "Broder is not famous like Peter Jennings, he's not glamorous like Tom Brokaw, but underneath that brown suit there is a superman."

Before joining the Post in 1966, Broder covered national politics for The New York Times(1965-66), The Washington Star (1960-65), and Congressional Quarterly (1955-60). He has covered every national campaign and convention since 1960, traveling up to 100,000 miles a year to interview voters and report on the candidates. He is a regular commentator on CNN'sInside Politics and makes regular appearances on NBC's Meet the Press and Washington Week on PBS.

Washington College's Harwood Lecture Series in American Journalism was established to honor the distinguished career of late Washington Post columnist and ombudsman Richard Harwood, who served as a trustee and a lecturer in journalism at the College. Recent speakers in the series have included such political and media figures as Karl Rove, Howard Dean, Robert Novak, John McCain, James Carville, Judy Woodruff, Al Hunt, Mark Shields, and Paul Gigot.

Harwood Lecture Presents Presidential Advisor Karl Rove On Politics And The Polarized Press, April 18

Chestertown, MD, March 20, 2005 — Washington College's Spring 2005 Richard Harwood Lecture in American Journalism presents Karl Rove, Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor to President George W. Bush, on “The Polarized Press: Media and Politics in the Age of Bush,” Monday, April 18, at 7:30 p.m. in Washington College's Tawes Theatre. The event is free and the public is invited to attend, but seating will be limited. Doors will open at 7 p.m.

As the person most credited with orchestrating President George Bush's 2000 and 2004 election victories, Rove is praised by many as a masterful political strategist and demonized by just as many for the very same reason. He has been a conservative mover-and-shaker since his days as executive director of the College Republican National Committee in the early 1970s. Rove cut his teeth working on Republican campaigns in Texas as well as for George H. W. Bush's vice presidential run in 1980 and for George W. Bush's 1993 gubernatorial campaign. Prior to his recent posts as a Presidential Advisor and appointment as White House Deputy Chief of Staff, Rove served as president of Karl Rove & Company, an Austin, Texas-based public affairs firm. In addition, he has served as a member of the Board of International Broadcasting, which oversees operations of Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty, and served on the board of the McDonald Observatory. Rove has taught at the LBJ School of Public Affairs and in the Journalism Department at the University of Texas at Austin.

Questions and answers will be moderated by John Harwood, The Wall Street Journal's National Political Editor since 1997 and son of the late Richard Harwood of The Washington Post for whom this lecture series is named. An astute political observer whose perspectives and analysis appear in the WSJ's column “Capital Journal,” Harwood also contributes regularly to PBS television's political roundtable, Washington Week, and appears frequently on CNN, Fox, NBC, and other television news outlets for expert political analysis.

Washington College's Harwood Lecture Series in American Journalism was established to honor the distinguished career of the late Washington Post columnist and ombudsman Richard Harwood, who served as a trustee and a lecturer in journalism at the College. Recent speakers in the series have included such political and media figures as Howard Dean, Robert Novak, John McCain, James Carville, Judy Woodruff, Al Hunt, Mark Shields, and Paul Gigot.

Winning In Bad Times: How Did George Bush Do It? Wsj's John Harwood On The Election Fallout, November 22

Chestertown, MD, November 10, 2004 — Washington College's Harwood Lecture Series in American Journalism presents John Harwood, National Political Editor of The Wall Street Journal, on “Winning in Bad Times: How Did George Bush Do It?”—a political journalist's analysis of the 2004 presidential election results—Monday, November 22, at 7:30 p.m. in the College's Hynson Lounge. The event is free and the public is invited to attend.

John Harwood, son of the late Richard Harwood of The Washington Post for whom this lecture series is named, has served as The Wall Street Journal's National Political Editor since 1997. An astute political observer whose perspectives and analysis appear in the WSJ's column “Capital Journal,” Harwood also contributes regularly to the PBS television's political roundtable, Washington Week, and appears frequently on CNN, Fox, NBC and other television news outlets for expert political and election analysis.

Harwood began his journalism career in high school as a copy boy at the Washington Star. He studied history and economics at Duke University, graduating magna cum laude in 1978. After college, Harwood joined the St. Petersburg Times, reporting on police, investigative projects, local government and politics. Later he became state capital correspondent, Washington correspondent and political editor, covering assignments ranging from presidential campaigns to the struggle against apartheid in South Africa, which he visited three times during the 1980s. In 1989, Harwood was named a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University, where he spent the 1989-90 academic year. He joined The Wall Street Journal in 1991 as White House correspondent. He subsequently covered Congress and national politics, and was appointed National Political Editor in 1997.

He has reported on each of the last five American presidential elections. Harwood lives in Silver Spring, MD, with his wife, Frankie Blackburn, and their three daughters.

Washington College's Harwood Lecture Series in American Journalism was established to honor the distinguished career of the late Washington Post columnist and ombudsman Richard Harwood, who served as a trustee and a lecturer in journalism at the College. Recent speakers in the series have included such political and media figures as Howard Dean, Robert Novak, John McCain, James Carville, Judy Woodruff, Al Hunt, Mark Shields and Paul Gigot.

Blogging And Slogging In 2004: Howard Dean To Speak At Washington College, April 13

Chestertown, MD, March 23, 2004 — Washington College's Harwood Program in American Journalism presents former Democratic presidential candidacy contender, HOWARD DEAN, Tuesday, April 13, at 5 p.m. in the College's Tawes Theatre. The event is free and the public is invited to attend.

From blogs to meet-ups, from Deaniacs to disgruntled Democrats, Howard Dean has carved out a niche and built a new base in the world of national campaigning that likely will continue to challenge the steady-as-you-go Democratic machine and Washington-insider politics through this election cycle and for many to come.

A graduate of Yale and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, Dean began his political career as a state volunteer for Jimmy Carter's reelection, and in 1982 was elected to the Vermont House of Representatives. In 1986 he was elected lieutenant governor for the first of three terms in that position until assuming the governorship in 1991 after the death Governor Richard Snelling. Dean went on to serve five gubernatorial terms in Vermont. In May 2002, he first announced his intent to run for the presidency, formalizing it in June 2003 and campaigning on a platform that emphasized healthcare for all, fiscal responsibility and opposition to the war in Iraq. Dean's strident manner and left-of-center positions resonated with younger voters and with Democrats disillusioned with the party's centrist turn. While his supporters connected via the Internet, organized local meet-ups, and rallied around the issues, the media and his political opponents on the right and left focused on Dean's electability in the current political climate.

After fairing poorly in the primaries, Dean officially dropped out of the race on February 18, but he is not fading from the national political scene. On March 17, Dean announced the formation of his new organization, Democracy for America, which aims to strengthen and sustain grassroots involvement in the democratic process, hold politicians to a higher standard of honesty and openness about their policy choices, fight for progressive policies and battle far right-wing politics.

“Today, half of Americans don't even bother to vote,” said Dean. “People see what the problems are, but they are cynical about the system and prospects for change. Only through acting will people recognize the power they have to change this country.”

Although the primary season found him lagging behind John Kerry and other Democratic contenders, no candidate has done more to bring grassroots campaigning and fundraising into the Internet age than Howard Dean.

Howard Dean's visit is sponsored by Washington College's Harwood Lecture Series in American Journalism, established to honor the distinguished career of the late Washington Post columnist and ombudsman Richard Harwood, who served as a trustee and a lecturer in journalism at the College. Recent speakers in the series have included such political and media figures as Robert Novak, John McCain, James Carville, Judy Woodruff, Al Hunt, Mark Shields and Paul Gigot.

From The Right: CNN's Robert Novak Previews The 2004 Presidential Prospects, October 21 At Washington College

Chestertown, MD, September 29, 2003 — Washington College's Harwood Lecture Series in American Journalism presents “FROM THE RIGHT: A Conservative Preview of the 2004 Presidential Race” with CNN political analyst Robert Novak, Tuesday, October 21 at 7:30 p.m. in the Hodson Hall Hynson Lounge. The event is free and the public is invited to attend this timely discussion.
A nationally syndicated columnist, astute political observer, and journalist with five decades of political coverage under his belt, Novak participates in CNN's popular political talk and debate forums, CROSSFIRE and The Capital Gang, and helms The Novak Zone, CNN's weekly interview show. He joined CNN during its launch-year in 1980, teaming with the late political columnist Rowland Evans to host the discussion program Evans & Novak. When Evans lost his battle with cancer in 2001, Novak went on to co-anchor Novak, Hunt & Shields before the iconic roundtable was canceled in 2002. Now on CNN's CROSSFIRE, Novak and co-host Tucker Carlson square off with their co-hosts on the left side of the political aisle, James Carville and Paul Begala. Novak also serves a political analyst on Inside Politics with Judy Woodruff.
Novak began his career as a reporter while attending the University of Illinois from 1948-1952. Following service in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, he joined the Associated Press in Omaha, NE, and from there was assigned to Indianapolis, where he covered state politics. In 1957, the AP transferred him to Washington, DC, where he covered Congress. He joined The Wall Street Journal's Washington bureau in 1958 as Senate correspondent and political reporter, becoming chief congressional correspondent for the newspaper in 1961. In 1963, he teamed with Evans, then congressional correspondent for The New York Herald-Tribune, to write the political column “Inside Report,” which he continues to this day from its home base at The Chicago Sun-Times. Novak's published books include Lyndon B. Johnson: The Exercise of Power (in collaboration with Rowland Evans), Nixon in the White House: The Frustration of Power, and The Reagan Revolution. He is the 2001 winner of the National Press Club's Fourth Estate Award for lifetime achievement in journalism.
The Harwood Lecture Series in American Journalism is sponsored by the Richard Harwood Endowment Fund, established to honor the distinguished career of the late Washington Post columnist and ombudsman Richard Harwood, who served as a trustee and a lecturer in journalism at Washington College.

CNN's Woodruff And WSJ's Hunt To Discuss Media Coverage Of American Politics, April 30

Chestertown, MD, April 15, 2003 — Washington College's Harwood Lecture Series in American Journalism presents “NEW MEDIA: HOW CHANGES IN NEWSPAPER AND TELEVISION AFFECT COVERAGE OF AMERICAN POLITICS,” a discussion with Judy Woodruff, host of CNN's Inside Politics, and her husband Al Hunt, Wall Street Journal columnist and co-host of CNN's Capital Gang, Wednesday, April 30, 2003, at 7:30 p.m. in the College's Tawes Theatre, Gibson Performing Arts Center. The discussion will be moderated by John Harwood, National Political Editor of the Wall Street Journal. The event is free and the public is invited to attend.
Judy Woodruff and Al Hunt are one of Washington, DC's best-known media couples, together following the daily political pulse of the nation. Woodruff, a 30-year veteran of broadcast journalism, joined CNN in 1993 and hosts the network's daily political roundtable Inside Politics with Judy Woodruff. In addition, Woodruff co-anchors CNN's special coverage of political conventions and summits. She has covered politics and campaigns for most of her career. Before joining CNN, Woodruff was the chief Washington correspondent for The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour, and from 1984-1990 she anchored public television's award-winning documentary series Frontline. Prior to joining the NewsHour, Woodruff was chief Washington correspondent for NBC's Today. She also served as NBC News' White House correspondent from 1977-1982, covering both the Carter and Reagan administrations. Woodruff came to NBC News as a general assignment reporter in Atlanta in 1975. From 1970-1974, she was a correspondent for WAGA-TV, a CBS affiliate in Atlanta, where she reported on the state Legislature for five years and anchored the noon and evening news. Her book, This is Judy Woodruff at the White House, published in 1982, documents her early experiences as a political journalist.
In 1997, Woodruff won the News and Documentary Emmy Award for outstanding instant coverage of a single breaking news story for CNN's coverage of the Centennial Olympic Park bombing. In 1996, Woodruff and CNN colleague Bernard Shaw won the Cable ACE Award for Best Anchor Team for their work on Inside Politics. In 1995, Woodruff won the Cable ACE for Best Newscaster. In 1995, the Freedom Forum awarded Woodruff and her journalist husband, Al Hunt, the Allen H. Neuharth Award for Excellence in Journalism. In 1994, Woodruff became the first recipient of the National Women's Hall of Fame President's 21st Century Award. That same year, she and her husband were named “Washingtonians of the Year” by Washingtonian magazine for their fundraising work to fight spina bifida.
Al Hunt is the executive Washington editor of The Wall Street Journal and, has been a panelist on CNN's Capital Gang since 1988. Previously, Hunt was a member of the long-running Novak, Hunt & Shields, the weekly CNN program featuring in-depth interviews with top newsmakers. In 1993, he became the Journal's executive Washington editor, writing the weekly editorial page column, Politics & People, and directing the paper's political polls. He is president of the board of directors of the Dow Jones Newspaper Fund and a director of Ottaway Newspapers, Inc., a Dow Jones subsidiary. Hunt has also served as a periodic panelist on NBC's Meet the Press and Washington Week in Review on PBS, as well as a political analyst on the CBS Morning News. He is co-author of the American Enterprise Institute's The American Elections of 1980, The American Elections of 1982, The American Elections of 1984, and the Brookings Institute's Elections American Style. Hunt was the recipient of the William Allen White Foundations national citation in 1999. Presented annually, the citation is one of the highest honors in journalism. Before graduating from college, Hunt worked for the Philadelphia Bulletin and the Winston-Salem (NC) Journal. In 1965, he became a reporter for The Wall Street Journal in New York, before transferring to its Boston Bureau in 1967, then to the DC bureau in 1969.
The Harwood Lecture Series in American Journalism is sponsored by the Richard Harwood Endowment Fund, established to honor the distinguished career of the late Washington Post columnist and ombudsman Richard Harwood, who served as both a trustee of and a lecturer in journalism at Washington College.

Carville In The Crossfire: College Hosts An Open Political Discussion With James Carville November 20

Chestertown, MD, October 30, 2002 — Washington College's Harwood Lecture Series presents “Carville in the Crossfire,” an open, panel discussion of today's biggest political issues featuring political strategist, author, and CNN CROSSFIRE co-host James Carville squaring off with Washington College faculty and students on the left and on the right side of the political spectrum. Moderated by John Harwood, Washington editor of the Wall Street Journal, the panel discussion will be held Wednesday, November 20, 2002, at 5 p.m. in the Tawes Theatre, Gibson Performing Arts Center. The event is free and the public is invited to attend.
Called the Ragin' Cajun with a punchy attitude and a spitfire tongue hotter than Tabasco, Carville is America's best-known political consultant and Democratic Party pundit. Making his early reputation by turning underdog campaigns into victories, Carville came into national prominence in 1992 by guiding Bill Clinton to the Presidency and was honored as Campaign Manager of the Year by the American Association of Political Consultants for his leadership of Clinton's “War Room” Little Rock campaign headquarters. After the Clinton victory, Carville began to focus on other projects, including foreign campaign consulting, writing, and public speaking. With his wife Mary Matalin, an Assistant to President Bush and Counselor to Vice-President Cheney, he co-wrote the bestselling All's Fair: Love, War, and Running for President.
Carville's next books—We're Right, They're Wrong: A Handbook for Spirited Progressives; And the Horse He Rode In On: The People vs. Kenneth Starr—became bestsellers as well. Suck Up, Buck Up…and Come Back When You Foul Up, Carville's latest literary effort, co-written with CROSSFIRE co-host Paul Begala, details strategies for fighting and winning in business, politics, and life.
The Harwood Lecture Series in American Journalism is sponsored by the Richard Harwood Endowment Fund, established to honor the distinguished career of the late Washington Post columnist and ombudsman Richard Harwood, who served as both a trustee of and a lecturer in journalism at the College.

Senator John McCain To Deliver Straight Talk On Politics And The Media April 22nd At Washington College

Chestertown, MD, March 12, 2002 — The Richard Harwood Program in American Journalism at Washington College presents "STRAIGHT TALK ON POLITICS AND THE PRESS" with John McCain, U.S. Senator from Arizona, on Monday, April 22, 2002, at 4 p.m. in Washington College's Tawes Theatre, Gibson Performing Arts Center. The event is free and the public is invited to attend.

Named one of the "25 Most Influential People in America" by Time magazine in 1997, Sen. McCain is many things—former presidential candidate, an outspoken independent conservative and a fighter and survivor in both politics and war. The son and grandson of Navy admirals, McCain attended the U.S. Naval Academy. Graduating in 1958, he was commissioned an ensign in the Navy and became an aircraft carrier pilot. In 1967, during a tour in Vietnam, he was shot down and held a prisoner-of-war by the North Vietnamese for five years (1967-1973), much of it in solitary confinement. He retired from the Navy as a Captain in 1981 after serving as the Navy's liaison to the U.S. Senate. When an Arizona House seat opened up in 1982, McCain announced his candidacy and beat five opponents to win the Republican primary. He went on to win the seat and served two terms in the House before being elected to the Senate in 1985. He was re-elected to a third Senate term in November 1998.

Throughout his public career, McCain has been a vocal opponent of big government, wasteful spending and special interests. He fought for 10 years to pass a line item veto to reduce pork barrel spending, and he has been a persistent proponent of lower taxes, genuine deregulation and free trade. He has become one of Congress' most respected voices for a strong national defense and sound foreign policy, and he is considered one of the leading defenders of the rights of Native Americans. Most recently, he has led the change to reform the campaign finance system, co-sponsoring bipartisan legislation with Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.) to ban unlimited "soft money" contributions that corporations, labor unions and individuals now give to national political parties. Formally known as the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, the bill has been signed by President Bush but now faces legal challenges on many fronts.

Sen. McCain's visit is sponsored by the Richard Harwood Endowment Fund, established to honor the distinguished career of the late Washington Post columnist and ombudsman, Richard Harwood, who was a Trustee and a lecturer in journalism at Washington College.

Shields and Gigot on Campus to Discuss America's Sea Change and The Politics of the New War on Terrorism

Chestertown, MD, September 20, 2001 — On Monday, October 1, 2001, Washington College will bring together political commentators Mark Shields and Paul Gigot--co-hosts of "Political Wrap" on the Public Broadcasting System's NewsHour with Jim Lehrer--for a frank, open discussion of the changes and future direction of American politics and society in the face of the terrorist attacks of September 11th. The panel discussion will be moderated by John Harwood, political editor of The Wall Street Journal, and begins at 7 p.m. in the College's Hynson Lounge. The event is free and the public is invited to attend.

Mark Shields is a syndicated columnist, Washington Post contributor, and moderator of CNN's "Capital Gang." Shields has been a NewsHour analyst since the segment began in 1987. He provided political analysis of both the 1988, 1992 and 1996 presidential elections and, in 1988, contributed to the political coverage that won a Peabody for The NewsHour. Shields also provided election analysis for CBS and NBC.

A graduate of the University of Notre Dame, Shields has taught at Harvard University and the Wharton School of Business. He is the author of On the Campaign Trail, which documents the 1984 presidential race. He lives in Washington, D.C.

Paul Gigot is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Wall Street Journal "Potomac Watch" column and the newly named editorial page editor of the Journal. He joined Shields as a NewsHour political commentator in 1994.

His career with the Journal began in 1980 as a Chicago-based reporter. In 1982, Gigot moved to Hong Kong as the paper's Asia correspondent and became the first editorial page editor of The Asian Wall Street Journal in 1984. That same year he won an Overseas Press Club award for his reporting on the Philippines. Gigot took a year's leave from the Journal to serve as a White House Fellow from 1986 to 1987. A graduate of Dartmouth, Gigot went on to write for The Far Eastern Economic Review in Hong Kong and National Review in New York. He lives in Alexandria, VA.

The Harwood Lecture Series in American Journalism is sponsored by the Richard Harwood Endowment Fund, established to honor the distinguished career of the late Washington Post columnist and ombudsman Richard Harwood, who served as both a College Trustee and a lecturer in journalism at the College.

Additional Information:

Potomac Watch Farewell
http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/pgigot/

Shields & Gigot: Political Wrap
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/shields&gigot/political_wrap.html

In Memoriam: Richard Harwood

March 29, 1925–March 19, 2001

Chestertown, MD, March 20, 2001 — Richard Harwood, a retired reporter, editor, columnist and ombudsman for the Washington Post and a Senior Fellow and former trustee of Washington College, died of cancer March 19 at his home in Bethesda, Maryland. He was 75.

Harwood's career in journalism spanned five decades and brought him national prominence as a political writer of uncompromising integrity, an unflinching critic of the news business and an exacting reporter and editor who shaped the journalistic standards of his times.

During his long stint at the Washington Post, he served at various times as a national correspondent, national editor and assistant managing editor, deputy managing editor, ombudsman and editorial columnist. He covered political campaigns, including those of Robert F. Kennedy and Eugene McCarthy, and conflicts, including the Vietnam war, the civil wars in Lebanon, Angola, Zimbabwe, Nicaragua and El Salvador, and the British-Argentine war in the Falklands. Harwood was with Robert Kennedy in 1968 when he was shot in the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. Post Editor Ben Bradlee recalled that Harwood's phone call to file that story was the only occasion in his career when he yelled "Stop the presses!" Harwood retired from his fulltime position at the Washington Post in 1988, but continued to write his columns on American media.

Harwood's weekend home on Langford Creek near Chestertown brought him to the Washington College campus, first as a friend and neighbor, then, in 1990, as a Senior Fellow and lecturer in journalism. Outside the classroom, he met with student editors to critique the campus newspaper, The Elm. In 1992 he helped launch and directed a book publishing venture, the Literary House Press of Washington College, which publishes regional writing as well as scholarly lectures. From 1994 until 2000, Harwood served on the College's Board of Visitors and Governors, helping to shape academic policy and bringing a parade of prominent politicians and journalists to speak on campus. In 1995, in honor of Harwood's seventieth birthday, Washington College established an endowed fund in his name which provides an annual fellowship to a Washington College student editor and brings distinguished journalists to campus to share their views on controversial topics.

Harwood was born in Wisconsin where his father was a missionary to the Menominee Indians. He spent most of his childhood in a Nebraska farming community on the Great Plains and his adolescence in Oklahoma and Tennessee. After high school graduation in Nashville, he enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1942 and spent three years in the Pacific with the 5th Amphibious Corps, taking part in the Central Pacific campaigns for Tarawa, Saipan, Tinian, Guam and Iwo Jima and in the occupation of Japan.

He began his newspaper career in 1947 at the Nashville Tennessean, working while attending Vanderbilt University where he received a bachelor's degree in 1950. In 1952 he left the Tennessean for a reporting job at the Louisville Courier Journal & Times. In 1961 he was assigned to the papers' Washington bureau and in 1966 joined the Washington Post, first as a reporter, eventually serving as national editor and assistant managing editor and as the paper's first Ombudsman in 1970. In 1974 he became the editor of the Trenton Times, a subsidiary of the Post. He returned to the Post in 1976 and served as its deputy managing editor until his retirement in 1988. He continued to serve as Ombudsman for the Post and to write his columns on the American media.

Harwood authored or co-authored books, articles, essays and an original screenplay, including Lyndon, a biography of Lyndon Johnson, Tinian: The Perfect Landing, Guyana Massacre, and "Under Seige" (with Bob Woodward). His works were nominated three times for a Pulitzer Prize.

Harwood was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University and an Andrew Carnegie Fellow at Columbia University, and a Baltimore Sun Distinguished Lecturer at University of Maryland. He was a recipient of the Sigma Delta Chi Medal for National Reporting, the George Polk Memorial Award for National Reporting and for Criticism and was a member of the Hall of Fame of the Society of Professional Journalists.

Harwood is survived by his wife of fifty years, Beatrice Mosby Harwood of Bethesda and Chestertown, MD; by four children, Helen Harwood Minchik of Washington, DC, John Harwood of Silver Spring, MD, Richard Harwood of Cincinnati, OH, and David Harwood of Boulder, CO; and eight grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held on Friday, March 23, at 11 a.m. at the The Navy Chapel, 3801 Nebraska Avenue, in NW Washington, DC. Arrangements for a service in Chestertown are still in the planning stages.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Harwood Journalism Fund at Washington College, 300 Washington Avenue, Chestertown, MD 21620.

Former White House Press Secretary Mike McCurry and Republican Kellyanne Fitzpatrick at Washington College, Nov. 22

Chestertown, MD — The Harwood Colloquy will host former White House press secretary Mike McCurry and GenX Republican pollster Kellyanne Fitzpatrick in a one-on-one discussion about the current presidential campaign moderated by John Harwood, political editor at The Wall Street Journal. The colloquy takes place at 7:30 p.m., Mon., Nov. 22, at the Casey Academic Center Forum, Washington College, Chestertown, MD. The colloquy is free and open to the public.

The match-up should generate sparks and insights from two political insiders noted for their wit and knowledge of presidential politics. White House press secretary from 1995 until 1998, McCurry was spokesman and political strategist in the Democratic presidential campaigns of Senator John Glenn, Governor Bruce Babbitt, and Senator Bob Kerrey in 1984, 1988, and 1992, respectively. He has held a variety of communications and press relations jobs in national politics and on Capitol Hill, including stints as spokesman for the U.S. Department of State, director of communications with the Democratic National Committee, and press secretary for Senator Daniel Moynihan. McCurry is president of Public Strategies Group, LLC, a Washington-D.C.-based public affairs and strategic communications consulting firm.

Fitzpatrick is founder and president of The Polling Company, a full-service conservative political consulting and public affairs research firm with offices in Washington, D.C., and San Francisco, California. The Polling Company was pollster for the Quayle 2000 presidential campaign, with Fitzpatrick as a campaign spokesperson. She has advised former Vice Presidential candidate Jack Kemp, Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, Senator Fred Thompson (R-TN) and former Vice President Dan Quayle. A political analyst for CNN during the 1996 election cycle, she continues to appear on major CNN programs such as "Inside Politics," "Crossfire," and "Burden of Proof," and is a regular guest on CNBC's "Hardball" with Chris Matthews.

The Harwood Colloquy is sponsored by the Richard Harwood Endowment Fund, established to honor the distinguished career of Washington Post columnist Richard Harwood, a College Trustee and a lecturer in journalism at Washington College since 1991.