New York Times correspondent and Elkhart native to speak about new book on U.S. first ladies on March 6

Book release event: “American Woman: The Transformation of the Modern First Lady, from Hillary Clinton to Jill Biden,” by Katie Rogers, a White House correspondent for The New York Times
Date and time: Wednesday, March 6 at 7 p.m.
Location: Goshen College Music Center’s Rieth Recital Hall
Cost: Free and open to the public

Katie Rogers

Katie Rogers, a White House correspondent for The New York Times and an Elkhart native, will talk about her new book, “American Woman: The Transformation of the Modern First Lady, from Hillary Clinton to Jill Biden,” at Goshen College on March 6 at 7 p.m. in the Music Center’s Rieth Recital Hall.

Rogers will share opening remarks and answer questions during the event and a reception will follow, with copies of “American Woman” (Penguin Random House, 2024) for sale and Rogers available to sign copies. The book, her first, will be released on Feb. 27.

This is a return visit to Goshen College for Rogers, who has worked at The New York Times since 2014. In the fall of 2019, a few months before the start of the pandemic, Rogers delivered a Yoder Public Affairs Lecture on “Covering the White House in an Age of Misinformation, Mistruths and Mistrust.”

American Woman explores the role of the modern First Lady.

This time she will focus on a book that was in the making during the past two years, since shortly after President Joe Biden took office.

The book sheds a revealing light on Jill Biden’s role in the White House. For example, in January 2022, she forcefully pressed top aides about why they didn’t stop a presidential news conference that lasted for nearly two hours.

The book also details Jill Biden’s determination to continue teaching full time while assuming the duties of first lady, despite some resistance from her husband.

Rogers has traveled the world covering two presidential administrations, writing extensively about domestic policy, foreign policy and the complicated dynamics of first families.

She holds a bachelor’s degree from Loyola University Chicago and a master’s from Northwestern. Early in her career, she worked for The Elkhart Truth, where her beat included education.

Rogers lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband and their daughter.