Friends Speaker Series: Host and Author Lawrence O'Donnell

Lawrence O’Donnell hosts The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell on MSNBC. Each night, O’Donnell relies on his extraordinary background in politics, entertainment and news, to provide the last word on the biggest issues and most compelling stories of the day. O’Donnell joined MSNBC as a political analyst in 1996. O’Donnell has also appeared on Today, Good Morning America, Nightline, Charlie Rose, Countdown with Keith Olbermann, Morning Joe and several other programs.

Born in Boston, O’Donnell is a graduate of Harvard College, where he wrote for The Harvard Lampoon. His first foray into politics was as Director of Communications in Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan’s 1988 re-election campaign. From 1989 – 1992, O’Donnell served as Senior Advisor to Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan and then was Chief of Staff to the Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works. He was later the Chief of Staff of the Senate Finance Committee from 1993 – 1995. A writer prior to entering politics and government, O’Donnell published the 1983 book Deadly Force, which was adapted as a CBS movie in 1986. He has written essays and articles for several publications including The New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, New York Magazine, People, Spy, and Boston Magazine. In 2017, O’Donnell published the book, Playing with Fire: The 1968 Election and the Transformation of American Politics.

O’Donnell was also an Emmy Award-winning executive producer and writer for the NBC series The West Wing and creator and executive producer of the NBC series, Mister Sterling.

Mr. O’Donnell will sign copies of his latest book, Playing with Fire: The 1968 Election and the Transformation of American Politics, which will be available for purchase.

This event is $25 to the general public