Newsmakers: David Axelrod and Karl Rove
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January 5, 2022
The Newsmakers: Lesher Speaker Series is pleased to have Trinity Center as our non-profit partner for this presentation featuring:
David Axelrod - Former chief strategist and senior advisor to President Obama; Director, University of Chicago Institute of Politics; CNN Senior Political Commentator
David Axelrod is a former senior advisor to President Barack Obama. Axelrod currently serves as the director of the University of Chicago's Institute of Politics, a CNN Senior Political Commentator, and host of The Axe Files podcast. A former political writer for the Chicago Tribune and media strategist behind 150 political campaigns, Axelrod is also the author of The New York Times best-selling memoir, "Believer: My Forty Years in Politics.
Karl Rove - Foremost Conservative Commentator & Strategist
An iconic strategist, Karl Rove was described by Fred Barnes, Executive Editor of the Weekly Standard as “the greatest political mind of his generation.” Rove was Sr. Advisor and Deputy Chief of Staff to President George W. Bush. He’s a Fox News contributor and writes a weekly WSJ column.
Running Time: approx. 90 minutes, with no intermission
The presentation in the Vukasin Theatre is a live televised, simulcast viewing.