Friends of the LBJ Library | Feb, 16 2022 6:00PM - 7:30PM
Join us on February 16 for a virtual screening and discussion of a new CNN Original Series, LBJ: Triumph and Tragedy. Attendees will enjoy a sneak peek as we screen the second episode (42 minutes) of the four-part series. The screening will be followed by a live conversation moderated by CNN anchor and senior political correspondent Abby Phillip, who will be joined by film contributor and University of Virginia Professor Melody Barnes; Director Pat Kondelis; LBJ’s White House press secretary, Bill Moyers; and Mark Updegrove, President & CEO of the LBJ Foundation and Executive Producer.
The program is co-hosted by CNN. Attendees will be invited to submit questions as part of the live discussion following the screening.
About LBJ: Triumph and Tragedy
From CNN Original Series and Bat Bridge Entertainment, a new four-part series offers a captivating look at one of the most consequential and enigmatic presidents in American history: Lyndon Baines Johnson. As a master of the political process, he is responsible for passing some of the most significant pieces of legislation in modern history. But while he was reshaping the social fabric of America, he simultaneously escalated the War in Vietnam that would rip the country apart at the seams. Weaving together dramatic first-hand accounts from the last surviving members of LBJ’s inner circle, never-before-broadcast archival material and LBJ’s own voice from secretly recorded audio tapes, Emmy Award-winning director Pat Kondelis crafts an intimate portrait of a larger-than-life figure, who left behind a complicated and polarizing legacy.
In recognition of Presidents’ Day, LBJ: Triumph and Tragedy will premiere over two consecutive nights with back-to-back episodes on Sunday, February 20 at 8pm CT and Monday, February 21 at 8pm CT on CNN.
About the speakers
Melody Barnes is executive director of the UVA Karsh Institute of Democracy and W.L. Lyons Brown Family Director for Policy and Public Engagement at the Democracy Initiative, an interdisciplinary teaching, research, and engagement effort led by the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences at the University of Virginia. She is the Dorothy Danforth Compton Professor and a professor of practice at the Miller Center and is also a distinguished fellow at the UVA School of Law. Barnes has spent more than 25 years crafting public policy on a wide range of domestic issues. Barnes was assistant to the President and Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council in the Obama administration. Last year, she served as host of the podcast “LBJ and the Great Society,” named among the “best podcasts of 2020” by The New Yorker.
Pat Kondelis is an Emmy award-winning director and producer. His previous work includes the Emmy-nominated CNN documentary series 'High Profits' (2015), the Emmy-winning Showtime documentary film 'Disgraced' (2017), the CNN documentary series 'The Radical Story of Patty Hearst' (2018), the Emmy-nominated HBO documentary film 'The Scheme' (2020), and the Emmy-winning Showtime documentary series 'Outcry' (2020). Kondelis is the Creative Director at Austin-based Bat Bridge Entertainment.
Bill Moyers established Public Affairs Television (PAT) in 1986 with his wife Judith, and they have since produced a number of award-winning public affairs series. Before his distinguished career in broadcasting, Bill Moyers was Deputy Director of the Peace Corps and Special Assistant to Lyndon Johnson, including two years as White House Press Secretary.
Abby Phillip is CNN's senior political correspondent and anchor of Inside Politics Sunday, an hour-long in-depth conversation on the week's most important political storylines, with a diverse set of analysts and news-making interviews. She joined the network in 2017 to cover the Trump Administration and served as White House Correspondent through 2019. Phillip joined CNN from The Washington Post where she served as a national political reporter, covering the White House. Before joining the Washington Post, Phillip was a digital reporter for politics at ABC News. Phillip was named to the Time 100 Next list in 2021 and she was the recipient of the National Urban League's Women of Power award.
Mark Updegrove is the President and CEO of the LBJ Foundation, and the author of five books on the presidency including Indomitable Will: LBJ in the Presidency and Incomparable Grace: JFK in the Presidency. From 2009-2017, he served as director of the LBJ Presidential Library.
To RSVP
This virtual event is by invitation only, for members and donors of the LBJ Foundation. Please refer to your email invitation for details on how to register.
If you did not receive an invitation, you can join or renew your membership at LBJFriends.org. Please email friends@lbjfoundation.org with any questions.
