
Joe Biden
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In this, the first definitive biography of Vice President Joe Biden, renowned journalist Jules Witcover examines the fascinating life of a man who, with his tenacity, outspokenness, and charming smile, has shaped Washington politics for the past forty years and who now serves as the forty-seventh vice president of the United States.Raised in the working-class towns of Scranton, Pennsylvania, and Wilmington, Delaware, and with lackluster grades in school and no particular goals other than to play sports or, fleetingly, to become a priest, Biden shocked the nation in 1972 when he became one of the youngest elected senators in U.S. history. From that point forward, he carved a legacy for himself as one of the most respected legislators in the country. Biden's record in Congress was impressive. He chaired three Senate committees, confronted Slobodan Miloevic head-on as a war criminal, and conducted the confirmation hearings of Supreme Court justices. After voting for the 2002 Senate resolution to use force in Iraq, he later called for its repeal and became an outspoken critic of the conduct of the war.Yet for all of Biden's achievements in the Senate, his life has been filled with tragedy and countless challenges. Within two months of being elected in 1972, Biden lost his wife, Neilia, and his young daughter in a tragic accidenta loss that brought him to the nadir of despair and shook his resolve to stay in politics. And even after Biden vowed to continue his career, his tenure was marked by two brain aneurysms and career-threatening verbal gaffes. Then, after being considered among the front-runners in the 1988 Democratic presidential primaries, Biden was accused of plagiarism for a speech he made at the Iowa State Fair. He dropped out of the race to the sounds of Washington pundits chattering that the presidency would never be his. Through it all, Biden survived and ranand eventually dropped outagain in the 2008 primaries. But even with this defeat, Barack Obama recognized Biden's vast experience in domestic and foreign affairs, and selected him to be his running mate.Joe Biden: A Life of Trial and Redemption is based on exhaustive research by one of Washington's most prolific journalists. In drawing on numerous exclusive interviews with Biden's confidants and family members, as well as President Obama and Vice President Biden, Witcover has gone beyond conventional biography to track the forces that have shaped a man who, with his plainspoken style and inspiring life story, has resonated with millions of Americans and whose work is now influencing the Obama-Biden administration and shaping America.
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Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Prologue
- 1: Scranton
- 2: Wilmington
- 3: Building a Dream
- 4: The Making of a Politician
- 5: David and Goliath
- 6: The Dream Shattered
- 7: A Fresh Start
- 8: Finding Himself, and Jill
- 9: Civil Rights, Jimmy Carter, and Reelection
- 10: Moving on to the National Stage
- 11: Joe Biden for President
- 12: A Judicial Intrusion
- 13: Debacle in Iowa
- 14: Concentrating on Bork
- 15: A Costly Victory
- 16: Down but Not Out
- 17: Holding Out for Peace
- 18: Clarence and Anita
- 19: In Search of Truth and Fairness
- 20: Cozy Corporate Capital of America
- 21: Fighting Crime and Abuses of Power
- 22: Senate Globe-Trotter
- 23: Wars of Necessity and Choice
- 24: Reassessing a Quagmire
- 25: Biden for President Again
- 26: A Questionable Prize
- 27: An Offer He Couldnâ?Tt Refuse
- 28: Vice President Biden
- 29: The Second Obama Term
- 30: The Decision to Run a Third Time
- 31: Fulfilling the Promise
- 32: A Dire Interruption, Black Lives Matter, and Biden Plans Ahead
- 33: The Pandemic Consumes the Campaign, Trump, and the Presidential Debates
- 34: Election Night and President-Elect Joe Biden
- Acknowledgments
- Bibliography
- Notes
- Index
- Photo Section
- About the Author
- Praise
- Also by Jules Witcover
- Copyright
- About the Publisher
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