"We are not each other’s enemies." : A Conversation with Valerie Jarrett

With the Bark Off: Conversations from the LBJ Presidential Library

During the 8 years of the Obama presidency, Valerie Jarrett was one of the most powerful people in Washington. A top advisor to President Obama, she oversaw the Offices of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs and chaired the White House Council on Women and Girls. She now serves as a senior advisor to the Obama Foundation and a Senior Distinguished Fellow at the University of Chicago Law School.

Jarrett shares her thoughts on the current presidential transition and President-elect Biden, what she anticipates from the Biden-Harris Administration, and her longtime relationship and ongoing work with Barack and Michelle Obama.