Book excerpt: "View From the East Wing" by Jill Biden

Gallery Books We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article. In "View From the East Wing" (to be published Tuesday by Gallery Books), former first lady Jill Biden writes of her four years in the White House, her husband's debate performance, her advocacy, and the challenges facing the Biden presidency, from the COVID pandemic and the January 6 insurrection to the president's health. Read an excerpt below, and don't miss Rita Braver's interview with Jill Biden on "CBS Sunday Morning" May 31! "View From the East Wing" by Jill Biden Prefer to listen? Audible has a 30-day free trial available right now. In the year before we left the White House, Joe began waking up repeatedly at night. This symptom, I knew, was common in men his age, and almost always caused by something benign. Joe never missed his annual physical—at his February 28, 2024, exam at Walter Reed Medical Center, his doctor proclaimed him "a healthy, active, robust 81-year-old male, who remains fit to successfully execute the duties of the Presidency"—and he had access to the best medical care available. Right there in the residence, there's a fully staffed twenty-four-hour doctor's office. You stop in because you have a headache, because your throat is sore, because you need your flu shot or COVID booster. Knowing that Joe would prefer to speak about any urological issues with his male doctors rather than with his wife, I alerted one of them to make sure they knew. …