Joe Biden
46th President of the United States
Overview
Joe Biden was a major figure in American political history. Long-serving senator, vice president, and 46th president whose administration followed the COVID-19 crisis and January 6 attack. This entry is designed to support a public-facing biography page and AI question answering connected to the assassination-attempts explorer.
Early life
Joe Biden was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, on November 20, 1942, to Joseph Robinette Biden Sr. and Catherine Eugenia 'Jean' Finnegan Biden, a working-class Irish-Catholic family. When he was ten, the family moved to Claymont, Delaware, and later to Wilmington. Biden has spoken of growing up with a stutter and working hard to overcome it by memorizing and reciting long passages from poetry. He attended the University of Delaware, graduating in 1965, and then Syracuse University College of Law, graduating in 1968. He was admitted to the Delaware bar in 1969.
Career
Biden practiced law briefly in Wilmington and served on the New Castle County Council in 1970. At age 29, he won a U.S. Senate seat from Delaware in November 1972, one of the youngest senators ever elected. Weeks later, his wife Neilia and infant daughter Naomi were killed in a car accident and his two sons were seriously injured; Biden was sworn in at their hospital bedside. He commuted daily by Amtrak from Wilmington to Washington so he could be home with his sons each night. He chaired the Senate Judiciary Committee (1987–1995), overseeing the confirmation hearings of Robert Bork and Clarence Thomas, and chaired the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (2001–2003 and 2007–2009). He made unsuccessful presidential bids in 1988 and 2008 before being selected as Barack Obama's running mate. He served as Vice President from 2009 to 2017.
Rise to prominence
Joe Biden became nationally significant through served 36 years in the u.s. senate, served as vice president under barack obama.
Presidency & public issues
Key public issues associated with Joe Biden include COVID-19 recovery, Infrastructure, Ukraine war, Democracy and polarization.
Assassination context
This individual appears in 2 incidents in the archive: Threat Against Joe Biden; Threat Against Joe Biden. The primary linked event is Threat Against Joe Biden. The target survived the related event or events, or the plot did not reach the target.
Later life & death
As of this dataset, Joe Biden is living; later-life details should be updated as public information changes.
Legacy
Joe Biden's legacy is commonly discussed through the themes of COVID-19 recovery, Infrastructure, Ukraine war, and through the way the related incident shaped public memory, security practices, or political history.
Key facts
Known for
- Served 36 years in the U.S. Senate
- Served as vice president under Barack Obama
- Signed major infrastructure and climate legislation
Major controversies
- Afghanistan withdrawal
- Age and reelection concerns
- Inflation
Timeline
1942-11-20
Joe Biden born
Joe Biden was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
2021-01-20
46th President of the United States
Joe Biden began service as 46th President of the United States.
2009-01-20
47th Vice President of the United States
Joe Biden began service as 47th Vice President of the United States.
Related events
Threat Against Joe Biden
Kandula drove a truck into a White House security barrier and later admitted intent to kill the president.
Threat Against Joe Biden
Robertson posted threats against Biden before a Utah visit and was killed during an FBI operation.