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Jill Biden on why she was 'overwhelmed' when her husband left the 2024 race

NPR | By Tyler Bartlam,
Scott Detrow, Natalie Winston, Ashley Brown
Published June 4, 2026 at 3:12 PM CDT

Former first lady Jill Biden reflects on the end of her husband's 2024 campaign and her time in the White House with NPR's Scott Detrow, which she details in her new memoir, View From the East Wing.

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Scott Detrow
Scott Detrow is a White House correspondent for NPR and co-hosts the NPR Politics Podcast.
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Natalie Winston
Natalie Winston is the Executive Producer of All Things Considered on the weekends. She has led the show through coverage of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting and many other breaking news events. She also led a remote team for a weekend of coverage from Puerto Rico at the start of the 2018 hurricane season.
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Ashley Brown
Ashley Brown is a senior editor for All Things Considered.
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