2009 Louisiana Jefferson Jackson Dinner

by Stephen Handwerk

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Greetings All,

This going to be a GREAT Jefferson Jackson Dinner!

The 24th annual Jefferson-Jackson Dinner starts promptly at 7 p.m. Tickets are $155 per person, or $1,500 for a table of 10. To purchase tickets, click here.

We're thrilled to welcome Louisiana native James Carville as our speaker. James "The Ragin' Cajun" Carville is America's best-known political consultant. Most recently, Carville is hosting Sirius XM radio's "60/20 Sports" show with Luke Russert, and is a frequent political commentator and contributor on CNN. He also serves as a Professor of Practice at Tulane University in New Orleans, where he lives with his wife Mary Matalin and their two daughters. His long list of electoral successes evidences a knack for steering overlooked campaigns to unexpected landslide victories and for re-making political underdogs into upset winners.

Carville is one of Louisiana's favorite sons -- and his wealth of political experience is unparalleled. He's best known for helping William Jefferson Clinton win the Presidency in 1992, and his entire career is an inspiration.

His winning streak began in 1986, when he managed the gubernatorial victory of Robert Casey in Pennsylvania. In 1987, Carville helped guide Wallace Wilkinson to the governor's seat in Kentucky. Carville continued his winning streak with wins in New Jersey with Frank Lautenberg elected to the US Senate. He next managed the successful 1990 gubernatorial campaign of Georgia's Lieutenant Governor Zell Miller, including a tough primary win over Atlanta mayor Andrew Young, and in 1991, Carville-who had already become prominent in political circles-drew national attention when he led Senator Harris Wofford from 40 points behind in the polls to an upset landslide victory over former Pennsylvania Governor and U.S. Attorney General Richard Thornburgh.

In recent years, Carville has not been a paid political consultant for any domestic politicians or candidates for office, instead focusing on campaigns around the globe. In 1999, Carville led Ehud Barak to victory in his campaign to become the Prime Minister of Israel.

Carville is also an author, actor, producer, talk-show host, speaker and restaurateur. His titles include All's Fair: Love, War, and Running for President (with wife Mary Matalin); We're Right, They're Wrong: A Handbook for Spirited Progressives; And the Horse He Rode In On: The People vs. Kenneth Starr; Buck Up, Suck Up... and Come Back When You Foul Up; Had Enough? A Handbook for Fighting Back; Stickin': The Case for Loyalty; his children's book, Lu and the Swamp Ghost; and 2006's Take it Back. His latest book 40 More Years: How the Democrats will Rule the Next Generation was released in May 2009.

Copies of 40 More Years: How the Democrats will Rule the Next Generation will also be available for purchase at the Jefferson-Jackson Dinner on July 11.