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The LBJ Presidential Library in Austin, Texas, screened a new Rob Reiner film titled 'LBJ' on Saturday October 22, 2016. In this photo taken on the red carpet are Ian Turpin, Luci Baines Johnson's husband, John Covert, LBJ's great grandson, Brent Covert, husband of Luci Baines Johnson's daughter Nicole, Mark Updegrove, Director of the LBJ Library, Luci Baines Johnson, daughter of LBJ, writer Joey Hartstone, producer Matthew George, Michele and Rob Reiner, and Woody and Laura Harrelson with their daughter Makani.

On Saturday evening October 22, 2016, the LBJ Presidential Library held a sneak peek of Rob Reiner's new filmÊLBJ, starring 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 who would inherit the presidency at one of the most fraught moments in American history.

Following the screening, director Rob Reiner, actor Woody Harrelson, and writer Joey Hartstone joined LBJ Library Director Mark Updegrove on stage for a conversation about the film.

LBJ Library photo by Jay Godwin
10/22/2016

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