Joe Biden: A Life of Trial and Redemption

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Distinguished political columnist and veteran Washington correspondent Jules Witcover brings us an honest, meticulously researched, and up-to-date biography of one of America's boldest vice presidents: Joe Biden. A fascinating portrait of an outspoken man of courage and strength who rose up from working class roots and has persevered over numerous personal and professional setbacks, Joe Biden is a classic political Cinderella story that gives readers a close-up look at this sometimes explosive and controversial politician and his role in the Obama White House.


Newly updated, the definitive biography of the forty-seventh Vice President of the United States, Joe Biden, which examines the fascinating life of a man who has shaped Washington politics for more than four decades, including his years in the Obama White House.

Raised in the working-class towns of Scranton, Pennsylvania, and Wilmington, Delaware, and with lackluster grades in school and no particular goals, Joe Biden shocked the nation in 1972 when he became one of the youngest elected senators in U.S. history. Over the course of four decades, he carved a legacy for himself as one of the most respected legislators in the country, and was a close friend and partner to President Barack Obama, who valued his vice president's vast experience in domestic and foreign affairs.

Yet Biden's political success has been matched by personal tragedy and countless challenges. Within two months of being elected in 1972, Biden lost his wife, Neilia, and his young daughter in a tragic accident—a loss that brought him to the nadir of despair and shook his resolve to stay in politics. He suffered two brain aneurysms and career-threatening gaffes and miscues. In 2015, he lost his eldest son, Beau, to brain cancer.

Now, Biden is back in the spotlight as the frontrunner in a crowded Democratic field challenging Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election. Based on exhaustive research by one of Washington's most prolific journalists, including numerous exclusive interviews with Biden's confidants and family members, as well as President Obama and the former vice president himself, Joe Biden goes 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 has shaped modern American life.

Author(s): Jules Witcover
Edition: First
Publisher: William Morrow
Year: 2010

Language: English
Commentary: Bookmarked, OCR (Clearscan)
Pages: 536
City: New York
Tags: Biography & Autobiography, Political, Presidents & Heads of State, Rich & Famous

FRONT COVER
FRONT FLAP
HALF TITLE PAGE
ALSO BY JULES WITCOVER
FULL TITLE PAGE
ISBN 978-0-06-179198-7
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
PHOTOS
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 COULDN'T REFUSE
28 VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN
EPILOGUE
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
NOTES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
BACK FLAP
BACK COVER