Joe Biden: A Short Biography - 47th Vice President of the United States

By Doug West

Joe Biden was interested in politics at an early age. By age 29 he had already won a seat in the United States Senate becoming one of the youngest Senators in history. His life would meet with tragedy as his wife and daughter were killed in a car accident during a Christmas shopping outing. Biden, grief stricken, but determined to continue in the Senate would make the long daily commute from Willington, Delaware to Washington, DC to be both a Senator and father to his two remaining sons. He would go on to serve in the Senate for 36 years and have a distinguished career.
Being an ambitious man, Biden ran for the office of the President in the 1988 election. He quickly gained recognition as a viable Democratic candidate but suddenly lost momentum and was forced to drop out of the race as accusations of plagiarism swirled about his campaign. He would throw his hat in the ring again for the highest office in the land in the 2008 election cycle, but his campaign was short lived. The Democratic front runner in the campaign, Barack Obama, recognized the qualities of Biden and he became the vice-presidential running mate for Obama. Biden’s long tenure in Washington and his considerable experience with international affairs made him a good counter for Obama’s weaknesses.

Joe Biden would serve two productive terms as vice president of the United States under President Obama. After his term in office he was tempted to run again for the presidency in 2016, but the untimely death of his son, Beau, from cancer left him without the drive for the arduous campaign. Biden is still active speaking his mind, as he always has, on current issues. Will he run for president in 2020? Only time will tell!

This short biography will take you through the highs and lows of the life of this amazing man.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Doug West
• Release date: Jan 21, 2018
• ISBN: 9781370002627

Doug West

Doug West is a retired engineer, small business owner, and an experienced non-fiction writer with several books to his credit. His writing interests are general, with expertise in science, history, biographies, numismatics, and “How to” topics. Doug has a B.S. in Physics from the Missouri School of Science and Technology and a Ph.D. in General Engineering from Oklahoma State University. He lives with his wife and little dog “Millie” near Kansas City, Missouri.

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Joe Biden: A Short Biography

47th Vice President of the United States

By Doug West, Ph.D.

Joe Biden: A Short Biography

47th Vice President of the United States

Copyright © 2018 Doug West

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Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

Chapter 1 – Early Life

Chapter 2 - Early Political Career

Chapter 3 - Career in the U.S. Senate

Chapter 4 - Reaching for the White House

Chapter 5 – Vice President of the United States

Chapter 6 - Second Term as Vice President

Chapter 7 - Life After the Vice Presidency

Timeline

References and Further Reading

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Preface

Welcome to the book, Joe Biden: A Short Biography. This book is part of the 30 Minute Book Series and, as the name of the series implies, if you are an average reader this book will take around 30 minutes to read. Since this short book is not meant to be an all-encompassing biography of Joe Biden, you may want to know more about this man and his accomplishments. To help you with this, there are several good references at the end of this book. Thank you for purchasing this book, and I hope you enjoy your time reading about this former Vice President of the United States.

Doug West

January 2018

Introduction

When you see a picture of a famous person or hear their name, a mental image enters your mind. For example, when you see a picture of one of the world’s greatest scientists, Albert Einstein, you think of brilliant, or when you see a picture of the German dictator Adolf Hitler, the word evil may pop into your mind. When you see a picture of the former vice president of the United States, Joe Biden, maybe the word resilient should enter your thoughts. The dictionary tells us the world resilient means, A person able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions. For Joe Biden, the word resilient fits him well.

As a

Reviews for Joe Biden

[Nigel Graham · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Short. Engaging. Great overview. Highly commended. We need more such books.