IN-PERSON - Valerie Biden Owens | Growing Up Biden: A Memoir

1901 Vine Street,Philadelphia PA 19103

13 April, 2022

Description

President Biden's younger sister shares stories of growing up in a close family and managing her brothers campaigns while raising children In conversation with David M. Rubenstein The younger sister of President Joe Biden, Valerie Biden Owens led his seven consecutive successful campaigns for the U.S. Senate, was campaign manager for his presidential bids in 1988 and 2008, and was his principal campaign trail representative and a senior advisor for his 2020 bid for the White House. She is the chair of the Biden Institute at the University of Delaware, a partner at Owens Patrick Leadership Seminars, a board member of The Ministry of Caring, and formerly served on the national board of the Women’s Leadership Forum of the Democratic National Committee. In her new memoir, Biden Owens shares stories of growing up in a close-knit Irish Catholic family, being a confidante and advocate in her brother’s life and career, and learning lessons about overcoming gender barriers and achieving professional goals while raising children. David M. Rubenstein is the Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of The Carlyle Group, one of the world’s largest private investment firms. The host of The David Rubenstein Show and Bloomberg Wealth with David Rubenstein, he is the author of The American Story, How to Lead, and The American Experiment. As a leader in patriotic philanthropy, he sits on the boards of numerous charity, arts, and economic institutions, and has provided long-term loans of his rare copies of the Magna Carta, the Declaration of Independence, the Emancipation Proclamation, and other historical documents to the U.S. Government. Masks are now optional at author events Books will be available for purchase at the library on event night. A book signing will follow the presentation. Books provided by Uncle Bobbie's Coffee and Books