LBJ Library to Host Red Carpet, Discussion, and Screening of New “LBJ” Film

Press Releases | Oct, 12 2016

LBJ (film)

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LBJ Presidential Library Hosts Red Carpet – Screening – Discussion of Rob Reiner's film LBJ starring Woody Harrelson

When: Sat., October 22, 2016 (yes, it’s F1 & Taylor Swift)

4:30 p.m. – Red Carpet Interviews with Rob ReinerWoody HarrelsonMatthew George (producer), Tim White (producer), Trevor White (producer), Joey Hartstone (writer), and Bob Joyce (editor).

6 p.m. – Screening followed by discussion with Reiner, Harrelson, and George

Where: LBJ Auditorium
2313 Red River Street, 78705

Attendance: This sneak peek is for members of Friends of the LBJ Library and is not open to the public.

Description: Join us for red carpet interviews and a screening of Rob Reiner's new film LBJ, starring Texas native Woody Harrelson as the 36th president. The film, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September, chronicles the life and times of Lyndon Johnson, a man who would inherit the presidency at one of the most fraught moments in American history. A nationwide release date has not yet been set.

Following the screening, director Rob Reiner, actor Woody Harrelson, and producer Matthew George will join LBJ Library Director Mark Updegrove on stage for a conversation. The film is 98 minutes and will be shown in its entirety before the conversation on-stage.

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