Evening With Jill Biden
Friends of the LBJ Library | Dec 1, 2026 6:30PM - 7:45PM
Join us on December 1 to hear from former First Lady Dr. Jill Biden as she reflects on her life inside the White House and her journey through a defining era of American history. The conversation will be moderated by Mark K. Updegrove, Chairman and CEO of the LBJ Foundation.
This program is hosted by the Friends of the LBJ Library.
About the speaker
Dr. Jill Biden served as First Lady of the United States from 2021 to 2025 and Second Lady from 2009 to 2017. During her time in the White House, she advocated for military families, the Biden Cancer Moonshot, community colleges, and women’s health research, while maintaining a full-time career teaching English as a community college professor.
She is the New York Times bestselling author of View From the East Wing, Where the Light Enters, and her children’s books Don’t Forget, God Bless Our Troops, Joey: The Story of Joe Biden, and Willow the White House Cat. She chairs the Milken Institute’s Women’s Health Network. A mother and grandmother—and now great-grandmother—she lives with her husband, former President Joe Biden, in Wilmington, Delaware, with their cat, Willow.
About the book
Jill Biden became First Lady at a complicated moment in U.S. history, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and in the shadow of the January 6 insurrection. Throughout her husband’s presidency, Jill remained a tireless advocate for her causes, including women’s health, military families, cancer initiatives, and education. She made history as the first-ever First Lady to hold an outside job while her husband was in office, continuing to work as a professor at a nearby community college. Yet all the while, she saw herself as an ordinary woman living an extraordinary life.
In View from the East Wing, Jill shares her White House experiences for the first time, in her own words. She reflects on the Biden presidency and its impact on her family. She brings you behind the scenes, from Camp David to Air Force One, from grading papers in the Rose Garden to witnessing the abrupt end of her husband’s bid for reelection. This is the story of a woman dedicated to her roles as a wife, mother, grandmother, teacher—and First Lady of the United States.
Book sales
The Store at LBJ will be selling copies of View from the East Wing onsite in the upper lobby of the LBJ Auditorium from 5:30-6:30 p.m. and again immediately following the program.
The Store at LBJ will offer tax-free shopping for all in-person purchases on December 1, in the store and at the book sales table by the auditorium. Combine your 10% member discount with tax-free shopping for an 18% discount! 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.
To RSVP:
Please register using the form below. This event is open to members of the Friends of the LBJ Library (at the Individual level and above). Members will not be permitted to purchase additional tickets for guests; you must be a current member to register. This program is not open to the general public.
For accessibility questions or requests including sign language interpretation services, please email Friends@lbjfoundation.org or call (512) 721-0176.