Biden's Political Swan Song

President Joe Biden is set to deliver his political swan song at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Monday, capping off a decades-long career.

Biden's Legacy:

• 1970: Wins first election for New Castle County Council in Delaware.
• 1972: Elected to US Senate, despite being considered a long shot.
• 1972: Biden's first wife and daughter die in a car accident. Sons Beau and Hunter severely injured.
• 1987: First presidential run, withdrew due to accusations of plagiarism and exaggerating personal history.
• 1991: Chairs Anita Hill-Clarence Thomas hearings, votes against Thomas nomination.
• 1994: Helps pass the Crime Bill, including an assault weapons ban and the Violence Against Women Act.
• 2008: Second presidential run, becomes Obama's VP nominee.
• 2015: Son Beau Biden dies of brain cancer.
• 2020: Third presidential run, defeats Trump but faces baseless challenges to his victory.
• 2021: Enters White House, oversees COVID-19 vaccine distribution, re-joins Paris Climate Accords, manages Afghanistan withdrawal, and faces Supreme Court overturning of Roe v. Wade.
• 2024: Begins second-term campaign but drops out, endorsing Kamala Harris, due to concerns about his age and health.

A career marked by tragedy and triumph, Biden found himself at the center of American history, playing a pivotal role in shaping key moments.

Quotes:

"I thought about what it would be like just to go to the Delaware Memorial Bridge and just jump off and end it all...But I didn’t ever get in the car and do it or wasn’t ever even close." - Biden on contemplating suicide after the 1972 accident.

"I'd be lying if I said that I knew I was there...Nobody has a right, in my view, to seek that office unless they're willing to give it 110% of who they are." - Biden on potentially running in 2016 after son Beau's death.