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Official White House Photo by Aaron Schultz. Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr. was born on November 20, 1942, in Scranton, Pennsylvania. In 1953, the Biden family moved from Pennsylvania to Delaware. Joe Biden graduated from the University of Delaware and Syracuse Law School and served on the New Castle County Council.
Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (/ ˈ b aɪ d ən / ⓘ, BY-dən; born November 20, 1942) is an American politician who is the 46th and current president of the United States since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party , he previously served as the 47th vice president from 2009 to 2017 under President Barack Obama and represented Delaware in the ...
Jan 20, 2021 · His full name is Joseph Robinette Biden Jr., and it's fair to say his middle name isn't a common one. It's his paternal grandmother's maiden name -- she was Mary Elizabeth Robinette before...
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At age 29, President Biden became one of the youngest people ever elected to the United States Senate. Just weeks after his Senate election, tragedy struck the Biden family when his wife Neilia and daughter Naomi were killed, and sons Hunter and Beau were critically injured, in an auto accident. Biden was sworn into the U.S. Senate at his sons’ hos...
As a Senator from Delaware for 36 years, President Biden established himself as a leader in facing some of our nation’s most important domestic and international challenges. As Chairman or Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee for 16 years, Biden is widely recognized for his work writing and spearheading the Violence Against Women Act — ...
As Vice President, Biden continued his leadership on important issues facing the nation and represented our country abroad. Vice President Biden convened sessions of the President’s Cabinet, led interagency efforts, and worked with Congress in his fight to raise the living standards of middle-class Americans, reduce gun violence, address violence a...
After leaving the White House, the Bidens continued their efforts to expand opportunity for every American with the creation of the Biden Foundation, the Biden Cancer Initiative, the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement, and the Biden Institute at the University of Delaware. On April 25, 2019, Biden announced his candidacy for Pres...
Apr 25, 2023 · FULL NAME: Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. BORN: November 20, 1942. BIRTHPLACE: Scranton, Pennsylvania. SPOUSES: Neilia Hunter Biden (1966-1972), Jill Biden (1977–present) CHILDREN: Beau,...
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Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr., represented Delaware for 36 years in the U.S. Senate before becoming the 47th Vice President of the United States. On January 20, 2021, he was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States. Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr., was born November 20, 1942, in Scranton, Pennsylvania, the first of four siblings.
Jan 20, 2021 · Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday, taking office at a moment of profound economic, health and political crises with a promise...
