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| Group shot of the participants at the screening of "Good Will Hunting" (Courtesy; William J. Clinton Presidential Library) |
In January 1998, President Clinton invited a couple dozen people to Camp David for a weekend screening of the movie "Good Will Hunting". The guest list included film actors Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Robin Williams, and Minnie Driver; along with film director Gus Van Sant and producer Lawrence Bender.
Other guests included National Security Advisor Sandy Berger, Senator Tom Daschle, Secretary of State Madeleine Albright; Clinton friends Terry and Dorothy McAuliffe; Harvey Weinstein (Miramax); and actress Gwyneth Paltrow.
The weekend included a tour of the presidential retreat; watching the NFL football playoffs on a big-screen TV in Laurel Lodge; a formal five-course dinner also in Laurel; the Good Will Hunting screening in the movie theater in Hickory Lodge; and some late-night bowling.
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| President Clinton speaks with Ben Affleck and Matt Damon in Laurel Lodge (Courtesy; William J. Clinton Presidential Library) |
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| President Clinton watching football with Matt Damon and Ben Affleck in Laurel (Courtesy; William J. Clinton Presidential Library) |
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| Gwyneth Paltrow poses with Clinton's dog Buddy at Camp David (Courtesy; William J. Clinton Presidential Library) |
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| President Clinton and Madeleine Albright practice bowling (Courtesy; William J. Clinton Presidential Library) |
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| (Courtesy; William J. Clinton Presidential Library) |
Sources
William J. Clinton Presidential Library
What A Party! by Terry McAuliffe
University of Maine Alumni Profiles - Lawrence Bender
London Evening Standard