Evening With Peter Baker and Susan Glasser

Join us on December 13th for an evening with journalists Peter Baker of The New York Times and Susan Glasser of The New Yorker, speaking in conversation with Mark Updegrove about their #1 New York Times bestselling book The Divider: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021 (released September 20) and the recent midterm election. Following the program, members will enjoy a holiday reception in the Great Hall of the LBJ Library.

This program will be held in-person in the Lady Bird Johnson Auditorium located at the LBJ Presidential Library.

 

About the speakers:

Peter Baker is the chief White House correspondent for The New York Times, a political analyst for MSNBC, and the author of Days of Fire and The Breach. Susan Glasser is a staff writer for The New Yorker and a CNN global affairs analyst. Their first assignment as a married couple was as Moscow bureau chiefs for The Washington Post, after which they wrote Kremlin Rising. They also coauthored The Man Who Ran Washington, a New York Times bestseller. They live in Washington, D.C.

 

About the book:

The inside story of the four years when Donald Trump went to war with Washington, from the chaotic beginning to the violent finale—an ambitious and lasting history of the full Trump presidency that also contains dozens of exclusive scoops and stories from behind the scenes in the White House, from the absurd to the deadly serious.

 

The Divider brings us into the Oval Office for countless scenes both tense and comical, revealing how close we got to nuclear war with North Korea, which cabinet members had a resignation pact, whether Trump asked Japan’s prime minister to nominate him for a Nobel Prize and much more. The book also explores the moral choices confronting those around Trump—how they justified working for a man they considered unfit for office, and where they drew their lines.

 

Book sales, signing, and tax-free shopping

The Store at LBJ will be selling copies of The Divider onsite in the upper lobby of the LBJ Auditorium before and after the program. Peter Baker and Susan Glasser will be on-site signing copies from 5:45-6:15pm, before the program. The Store at LBJ will offer tax-free shopping on December 13th in the Museum Store located off the main Library lobby, from 9-5pm. Books purchased in the auditorium lobby will also be tax-free. Combined with the 10% member discount, Friends members will enjoy a total of 18.25% off.

By purchasing through The Store at LBJ, you support a local cultural institution. All proceeds from sales support our programming, exhibits, and educational initiatives at the LBJ Presidential Library.

Reception

Attendees are invited to enjoy a holiday reception in the Great Hall of the LBJ Presidential Library (4th floor) immediately following the program. All purses and bags will be inspected upon entry into the Library.

 

Location and Parking

The LBJ Auditorium is located on the lower level of the LBJ complex at 2313 Red River St. Access to the auditorium will be through the lobby of the LBJ School of Public Affairs. Free parking will be available in the LBJ Library visitors' lot (#38), and lots #37 and #39 after 5:30 p.m.

Please note that Red River Street is closed between Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. and Clyde Littlefield Drive. Red River Street is open and accessible from E. Dean Keeton Street; please plan your route accordingly.

The doors will open at 5:30 p.m. to allow plenty of time for guests to enter the LBJ Auditorium.

To RSVP:

Please register using the form below. You must be a current member of the Friends at the Individual level or above to register. Museum and Family Museum members do not receive admission to the programming series as part of their membership benefits.