LBJ (film) LBJ (film) LBJ is a 2016 American political drama film about the beginning of the presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson following the assassination of John F. Kennedy. It was directed by Rob Reiner and written by Joey Hartstone, whose script was on the 2014 Black List. The film stars Woody Harrelson as the titular President, along with Richard Jenkins, Bill Pullman, Kim Allen, Michael Stahl-David, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jeffrey Donovan, Doug McKeon, C. Thomas Howell, and Michael Mosley. Principal photography on the film began in New Orleans on September 21, 2015, and it premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival
Committee to Defend the President Short. Short was a Republican National Convention delegate in 2016 who pledged support for Trump rival candidate Ted Cruz. In an email to "Reuters" dated April 2016, Short called Trump "a liar" and added that he had "spent thousands of dollars of my own money... to make sure Donald Trump is NOT our nominee." Ted Harvey, a former member of the Colorado Senate, is the chairman of the Committee to Defend the President. Harvey often criticizes “the left and their media allies”, which he has characterized as the "fake news media". The PAC spent more than $6 million throughout 2015