show bio John Heilemann and Mark Halperin
John Heilemann is the national political correspondent and columnist for "New York" magazine. An award-winning journalist and the author of "Pride Before the Fall: the Trials of Bill Gates and the End of the Microsoft Era," he is a former staff writer for "The New Yorker," "Wired," and "The Economist." He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Mark Halperin is editor-at-large and senior political analyst for "Time" magazine. He is the author of "The Undecided Voter's Guide to the Next President" and the coauthor of "The Way to Win: Taking the White House in 2008." He has covered six presidential elections, including during his decade as the political director of ABC News. He lives in Manhattan, New York.
Game Change
Date: 2/24/2010
Two of the country’s leading political journalists, John Heilemann and Mark Halperin discuss their No. 1 bestselling book, "Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime," which goes behind the headlines to tell the story of the historic 2008 presidential campaign. Heilemann, national political correspondent for "The New York Times Magazine," and Halperin, senior political analyst for "Time" magazine, provide an intimate portrait of some of the most fascinating figures in American life.