Joe Biden will stop by the Paramount Theatre in downtown Austin Dec. 8 as part of his American Promise Tour.[/caption]

Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will be speaking at the Paramount Theatre Dec. 8 as part of his American Promise Tour.

Biden's Austin stop is part of a series of conversations about newsworthy topics as well as Biden's political career highlights and challenges. Biden last visited Austin in March during South by Southwest Conference & Festivals.

Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. July 28 and include a copy of his forthcoming memoir "Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose." The book comes out Nov. 14.

The 19-city American Promise Tour kicks off Nov. 13 in New York.