Game Change
Where: LBJ Auditorium :: LBJ Library and Museum :: 2313 Red River Street
Contact: Sarah McCracken [sarah@lbjfoundation.org...]
Future Forum members are invited to a special screening of Game Change and discussion with bestselling authors Mark Halperin and John Heilemann presented by the Texas Tribune and the LBJ Library & Museum. The HBO film, directed by Jay Roach, documents the Republican side of the 2008 presidential election, including the introduction of then-Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska as the vice presidential nominee. The film stars Julianne Moore as Palin, Ed Harris as John McCain and Woody Harrelson as Steve Schmidt, McCain's senior campaign strategist.
The movie screening will begin at 6:00 p.m. in the LBJ Auditorium followed by a Q & A with Halperin and Heilemann, moderated by Evan Smith, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of The Texas Tribune. Advance registration is required. Please RSVP online.
Mark Halperin is the editor-at-large and senior political analyst for Time magazine. He is the author of The Undecided Voter's Guide to the Next President and the coauthor of The Way to Win: Taking the White House in 2008. He has covered six presidential elections and served for a decade as the political director for ABC News.
John Heilemann is the national political correspondent and columnist for New York magazine. An award-winning journalist and the author of Pride Before the Fall: The Trials of Bill Gates and the End of the Microsoft Era, he is a former staff writer for The New Yorker, Wired and The Economist.
The LBJ Auditorium is located on the lower level of the LBJ complex at 2313 Red River Street. Access to the Auditorium will be through the lobby of the LBJ School of Public Affairs. Handicapped access will be through the LBJ Library's main entrance. Free parking is available in the Library visitors¹ lot (#38) and lot #39 after 4:00 p.m. Overflow parking will be in Manor Garage on a self-pay, space available basis.
The event is presented by the Texas Tribune and the LBJ Library & Museum. Promotional sponsors include the Austin Film Society, the Texas Book Festival, KLRU, and KUT News.