An Evening with David Axelrod

The League of Women Voters of Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Area and the Adlai Stevenson Center on Democracy present, “An Evening with David Axelrod.” The event features a wide-ranging conversation with Mr. Axelrod including current challenges to democracy and engagement in the political process.

David Axelrod is a preeminent American political strategist and commentator. He currently serves as the founding director of the University of Chicago's nonpartisan Institute of Politics and as a senior political commentator for CNN. Mr. Axelrod served as President Barack Obama’s chief strategist and senior advisor. He also hosts The Axe Files, a top-rated podcast featuring in-depth conversations with public figures across the political spectrum, and Hacks on Tap, a podcast with longtime Republican strategist Mike Murphy. A former political writer for the Chicago Tribune, Mr. Axelrod produced media strategy and advertising for 150 campaigns across the U.S., culminating in President Obama’s historic elections.

Mr. Axelrod recently completed his New York Times best-selling memoir, Believer: My Forty Years in Politics.

Brandis Friedman, Correspondent and Host for Chicago Tonight on Chicago’s PBS affiliate, WTTW Channel 11 moderates the event. Before joining Chicago Tonight, Ms. Friedman worked as a reporter and anchor for WBBM Newsradio 780 and as a producer/reporter for WJLA-TV/ABC-7 in Washington, DC. In addition to earning three regional Emmy Awards for her work in DC, she’s earned two Peter Lisagor Awards, recognizing excellence in journalism, from the Chicago Headline Club.

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