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About Joe Biden
Joe Biden is an American politician who, on January 20 2021, became the 46th president of the United States after defeating sitting President, Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election.
His Highlights/Legacy
He served as the Vice President of the United States under President Barack Obama. He is the first Roman Catholic Vice President of the United States. He has been an advisor to President Obama and has been responsible for many major Acts during his time in office.
He was against the Gulf War in 1991, but he advocated the U.S. and NATO intervention in the Bosnian War. He also supported the Iraq War in 2002, but he was against the surge of U.S. troops in 2007.
Joe Biden’s Educational Background
Biden had his high school education in Claymont, at a Roman Catholic preparatory school named, Archmere Academy. He completed his studies there in 1961. He continued at the University of Delaware, where he graduated in 1965, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and history.
He earned a law degree in 1968 at the Syracuse University College of Law in New York. And in the following year, he gained admission into the Delaware State Bar Association.
Parents & Siblings
He is the oldest of Joseph Robinette Biden Sr. and Catherine Eugenia Finnegan’s four children. His brothers are James and Francis. He has a sister, who goes by the name, Valerie Biden Owens.
Marriages
Biden’s first marriage was in 1966, to an educator named, Neilia Hunter. Their union sadly came to end, in 1972, after Hunter lost her life in a car accident - the incident also claimed the life of their one year-old-daughter, Naomi.
Five years after the passing of his first wife, Biden tied the knot with Jill Tracy Jacobs.
Joe Biden’s Children
In addition to Naomi, his relationship with Hunter also produced two sons namely, Beau Biden and Hunter Biden. His first son, Beau, died in 2015 due to brain cancer - he was 46 years old.
In 1981 he and Tracy Jacobs had their first daughter together named, Ashley Biden.
His Grandchildren
The 46th U.S. president is a grandfather, who has grandchildren namely Natalie Biden, Robert Biden II, Finnegan Biden, Maisy Biden, and Naomi Biden.
Facts
He was elected into the Senate in 1972 and sworn in as a senator in January 1973. This made him the 6th youngest senator in the history of the U.S. – at the time he was only 30 years old.
In 2017 Biden was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Barack Obama.
His victory over Trump made him the second non-sitting Vice President to be elected as President of the U.S. The first person to achieve that feat was Richard Nixon, who was elected as President in 1968.
He played basketball and football during his days in high school. And during his senior years, he served as class president.
He has a speech disorder known as dysphemia. He had a surgery, in February 1988, to correct a disorder known as brain aneurysm.
He met his wife, Jacobs, for the first time in 1975. The two met on a blind date, which was arranged by Biden’s brother.
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F.A.Q. about Joe Biden
When is his birthday?
Joe Biden's birthday is on November 20, 1942.
In how many days is his birthday?
Joe's birthday is in 6 days
How old is he?
He is 81 years old.
Where is Joe from?
He was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S..