Jill Biden Takes Campaign to the People With the Best Voter Turnout – Senior Citizens
Jill Biden Takes Campaign to the People With the Best Voter Turnout – Senior Citizens
Plus, a rare Dolley Madison photograph goes up for auction.
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Green Bay Press Gazette
First Lady Jill Biden Visits Green Bay, Tells Supporters President Biden Will Protect Medicare, Social Security
June 13, 2024 –– First Lady Jill Biden visited Green Bay to court older voters as a part of the Seniors for Biden-Harris campaign on Thursday.
"Standing in the way of progress that could help people of all ages, Donald Trump supported ending Medicare as we know it," the first lady said during a news conference at the Brown County Central Library. "He came one vote away from repealing the Affordable Care Act … He wants to cut Social Security to give more tax breaks to his billionaire friends. Make no mistake, Donald Trump is dangerous to our livelihoods.” Read more
Deadline
Netflix, Higher Ground Partners Barack & Michelle Obama Expand Film & TV Creative Collaboration
June 13, 2024 –– Higher Ground, the media company started by President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama, has extended its creative partnership with Netflix. As part of the deal, Higher Ground will have a multiyear first-look deal with Netflix for all of its film and TV projects. Read more
The Associated Press
Biden Campaign and Jill Biden Launch Outreach to Older Voters with Bingo Nights and Pickleball Games
June 13, 2024 — First Lady Dr. Jill Biden is kicking off her husband’s outreach to older voters, an effort that will blend rallies and phone banks with social events like bingo nights and pickleball games. While President Joe Biden is in Italy attending the Group of Seven summit, the first lady will travel to four swing states to launch the Seniors for Biden-Harris effort. Jill Biden’s travels will take her to Green Bay, Wisconsin; Duluth, Minnesota; Reno, Nevada; and Phoenix, the campaign said. Read more
East Wing Magazine
The Future of Melania Trump’s Legacy Is, So Far, Dictated by Her Silence
June 11, 2024 — If past is prologue, it is reasonable to expect that as former First Lady Melania Trump watches her husband, Donald Trump, bide his time until he is formally sentenced in court for his conviction in the hush money trial, her response to the former president’s entanglements will be much the same as it has been: silence. Read more
Essence
Essence Fest Will Be A Stop On Michelle Obama’s "Culture Of Democracy Tour" To Boost Voter Engagement
June 11, 2024 — Former First Lady Michelle Obama’s “When We All Vote” initiative has kicked off its novel summer campaign to boost voter engagement and enthusiasm. The Culture of Democracy Tour combines voting with popular culture in a unique campaign to educate, mobilize and register thousands of voters at events throughout the summer. The tour kicked off at the start of June at the Roots Picnic in Philadelphia. Read more
Forbes
First Lady Jill Biden, Hunter Biden Depart Court After Jury Finds Him Guilty On All Counts
June 11, 2024 — First Lady Dr. Jill Biden and Hunter Biden departed the courthouse in Wilmington, Delaware after a jury found him guilty on all counts on Tuesday. View here
The New York Times
Hello, Dolley? Earliest Known Photograph of a First Lady Comes to Auction
June 11, 2024 — Sometime around May 1846, Dolley Madison made her way from her home near the White House to the studio of an enterprising photographer who had begun a quixotic effort to create a daily publication featuring portraits of “interesting public characters.”
The nearly 80-year-old former first lady and reigning grande dame of the capital sat for a portrait draped in a crocheted shawl, her curls peeking out from under her signature turban. But the photographer’s enterprise soon went bust, and the images captured that day disappeared into the slipstream of history. Read more
ABC News
Taxpayers to Foot Bill for Majority of Jill Biden's Paris-Delaware Trips for Hunter Biden Trial
June 11, 2024 — Taxpayers will front the majority of first lady Dr. Jill Biden's travel between Paris, France, and Wilmington, Delaware, last week when she broke away early after D-Day commemorations to attend Hunter Biden’s trial, only to return to Paris a day later. When officials travel, they fly on military planes, which are paid for by the government. But for personal, unofficial travel, they must reimburse the government for “the full coach fare for all flights,” according to U.S. Code. Read more
KBTX
Saturday, June 8th Would Have Been First Lady Barbara Bush’s 99th Birthday
June 8, 2024 — The George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum and The George & Barbara Bush Foundation are celebrating what would have been Former First Lady Barbara Bush’s 99th birthday on Saturday. Barbara Pierce Bush was born on June 8th in 1925. Read more
Vogue
Dr. Jill Biden Opts for French Fashion—with an American Touch—at the State Dinner in France
June 8, 2024 — Earlier this week President Biden arrived in France for his first official state visit to the country. The itinerary—which included a stop in Normandy alongside First Lady Dr. Jill Biden to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day—continued today, with French President Emmanuel Macron and First Lady Brigitte Macron formally welcoming the Bidens to Paris at the Arc de Triomphe. Later, the four arrived at the Élysée Palace for a state dinner. Read more