PHOTOS: Joe Biden's political career through the years
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Election 2024 Harris FILE - President Joe Biden walks with Vice President Kamala Harris after speaking on updated guidance on face mask mandates and COVID-19 response, in the Rose Garden of the White House, May 13, 2021, in Washington. She’s already broken barriers, and now Harris could soon become the first Black woman to head a major party's presidential ticket after President Joe Biden’s ended his reelection bid. The 59-year-old Harris was endorsed by Biden on Sunday, July 21, after he stepped aside amid widespread concerns about the viability of his candidacy. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) (Evan Vucci/AP)
Election 2024 Harris FILE - Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden and his running mate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., pass each other as Harris moves to the podium to speak during a campaign event in Wilmington, Del., Aug. 12, 2020. She’s already broken barriers, and now Vice President Harris could soon become the first Black woman to head a major party's presidential ticket after President Joe Biden’s ended his reelection bid. The 59-year-old Harris was endorsed by Biden on Sunday, July 21, after he stepped aside amid widespread concerns about the viability of his candidacy. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File) (Carolyn Kaster/AP)
Election 2024 Biden What Happens Next FILE - President Joe Biden speaks from the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, July 14, 2024. With Biden ending his reelection bid and endorsing Harris, Democrats now must navigate a shift that is unprecedented this late in an election year. Democrats are set to hold their convention in Chicago in August. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) (Susan Walsh/AP)
Election 2024 Biden Drops Out FILE - President Joe Biden walks down the steps of Air Force One at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, July 17, 2024. President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House on Sunday, July 21, ending his bid for reelection following a disastrous debate with Donald Trump that raised doubts about his fitness for office just four months before the election. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) (Susan Walsh/AP)
Election 2024 Biden Drops Out FILE - President Joe Biden speaks in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, Feb. 8, 2024, in Washington. President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House on Sunday, July 21, ending his bid for reelection following a disastrous debate with Donald Trump that raised doubts about his fitness for office just four months before the election. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) (Evan Vucci/AP)
Biden President Joe Biden speaks at the 115th NAACP National Convention in Las Vegas, Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Biden is aiming to showcase his administration's support for Black voters. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) (Susan Walsh/AP)
Biden Election 2024 Trump President Joe Biden addresses the nation from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Sunday, July 14, 2024, about the assassination attempt of Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times via AP, Pool) (Erin Schaff/AP)
Biden NATO Summit President Joe Biden, right, reaches to shake the hand of Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a meeting on the sidelines of the NATO Summit in Washington, Thursday, July 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) (Susan Walsh/AP)
Election 2024 Biden's Doctor FILE - President Joe Biden walks along the Colonnade at the White House with his physician Kevin O'Connor, Aug. 28, 2023. O'Connor, known to President Joe Biden and others around the White House simply as "doc", has been a part of the president's life for more than a decade and was a central figure to the family when Biden's son Beau was dying of cancer. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File) (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)
Election 2024 Biden President Joe Biden attends a church service at Mt. Airy Church of God in Christ, Sunday, July 7, 2024, in Philadelphia (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)
Biden President Joe Biden, left, and first lady Jill Biden walk on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Sunday, July 7, 2024, after returning from events in Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) (Susan Walsh/AP)
Election 2024 Biden Health FILE - President Joe Biden walks to Marine One for departure from the South Lawn of the White House, April 5, 2024, in Washington. Biden is headed to Maryland. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) (Alex Brandon/AP)
Election 2024 The Age Question FILE - President Joe Biden speaks during a presidential debate with Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump, June 27, 2024, in Atlanta. The age question for presidential candidates is more than four decades old. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) (Gerald Herbert/AP)
Joe Biden President Joe Biden arrives at the White House, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023, in Washington, after spending the weekend in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) (Andrew Harnik/AP)
Photos: Fourth of July fireworks dazzle crowds in Washington, DC President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden are joined by members of the Biden family to watch fireworks during a Fourth of July celebration at the White House, Monday, July 4, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Memorial Day 2022 President Joe Biden salutes after laying a wreath at The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) (Andrew Harnik/AP)
Biden in Texas: President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden greet Texas Gov. Greg Abbott as they arrive at Garner Field in Uvalde. (Evan Vucci/Associated Press) (Evan Vucci/AP)
Joe Biden President Joe Biden walks on the South Lawn of the White House after stepping off Marine One, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in Washington. Biden is returning from Culpeper, Va., where he promoted his administration's efforts to lower health care costs. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Pittsburgh bridge collapse President Joe Biden visits the site where the Fern Hollow Bridge bridge collapsed Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, in Pittsburgh's East End. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) (Andrew Harnik/AP)
President Biden, first lady visit Children's National Hospital on Christmas Eve President Joe Biden follows along as first lady Jill Biden reads "Olaf's Night Before Christmas" to children at Children's National Hospital in Washington, Friday, Dec. 24, 2021. (Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo)
Congressional Baseball Game 2021 President Joe Biden points to a fan from the Republican dugout during the Congressional baseball game at Nationals Park Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021, in Washington. The annual baseball game between Congressional Republicans and Democrats raises money for charity. (Alex Brandon/AP Photo)
Photos: President Joe Biden gets COVID-19 vaccine booster shot President Joe Biden receives a COVID-19 booster shot during an event in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus, Monday, Sept. 27, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Inauguration Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Jill Biden holds the Bible during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, as their children Ashley and Hunter watch.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool) (Andrew Harnik/AP)
Surfside collapse President Joe Biden meets with first responders in Miami Beach, Fla., Thursday, July 1, 2021, who were working on the condo tower that collapsed in Surfside, Fla., last week. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) (Susan Walsh/AP)
Biden, Harris commemorate Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin pause after placing a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day, Monday, May 31, 2021, in Arlington, Va. (Alex Brandon/AP Photo)
2022 White House Correspondents' Dinner President Joe Biden speaks at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner, Saturday, April 30, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) (Patrick Semansky/AP)
USS Delaware President Joe Biden attends a commissioning ceremony for USS Delaware, Virginia-class fast-attack submarine, at the Port of Wilmington in Wilmington, Del., Saturday, April 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) (Carolyn Kaster/AP)
Photos: Biden, NATO allies gather for summit on Russian invasion of Ukraine U.S. President Joe Biden, center, walks with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, second right, after a group photo during an extraordinary NATO summit at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, March 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Joe Biden, Jill Biden In this June 10, 1987, file photo, Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., speaks as he stands with his wife Jill after announcing his candidacy for president, in Wilmington, Del. Barack Obama named Biden, as his vice presidential running mate early Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008, balancing his ticket with a seasoned congressional veteran well-versed in foreign policy and defense issues. (AP Photo/George Widman, File) (George Widman/ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Joseph Biden FILE - In this May 1, 2006, file photo, then-Sen. Joseph Biden, D-Del., delivers a speech during the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia conference in Philadelphia. As Iraq edges toward chaos, Vice President Joe Biden is having a quiet I-told-you-so moment. As a senator in 2006, Biden proposed that Iraq be divided into three semi-independent regions for Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds. And he said that his plan would allow U.S. troops to be out by early 2008. Otherwise, he warned, Iraq could fall into sectarian conflict that could destabilize the region. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) (MATT ROURKE/AP)
Joe Biden, Jill Biden, candidacy for president ** FILE **In this June 9, 1987 file photo, Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., waves from his train as he leaves Wilmington, Del., after announcing his candidacy for president. At right, son Beau carries daughter; to Biden's right is his wife Jill and son Hunt. Barack Obama named Biden, as his vice presidential running mate early Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008, balancing his ticket with a seasoned congressional veteran well-versed in foreign policy and defense issues. (AP Photo/George Widman) (George Widman/ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Biden family Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) holds his daughter Ashley while taking a mock oath of office from Vice President George Bush during a ceremony on Capitol Hill, Jan. 3, 1985. Biden's sons Beau and Hunter hold the bible during the ceremony. (AP Photo/Lana Harris) (Lana Harris/AP)
Barack Obama, Joe Biden President-elect Barack Obama, left, and Vice President-elect Joe Biden wave to the crowd after Obama's acceptance speech at his election night party at Grant Park in Chicago before giving his acceptance speech Tuesday night, Nov. 4, 2008.(AP Photo/Morry Gash) (Morry Gash/ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Joe Biden President-elect Barack Obama and Vice president-elect Joe Biden, left, are joined by their wives Michelle Obama and Jill Biden during their election night party at Grant Park in Chicago, Tuesday night, Nov. 4, 2008. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green) (M. Spencer Green/AP)
Joseph Biden, Henry Kissinger FILE - In this May 1, 2006, file photo, then-Sen. Joseph Biden, D-Del., left, speaks with former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, after he gave a speech proposing that Iraq be divided into three separate regions during the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia conference in Philadelphia. As Iraq edges toward chaos, Vice President Joe Biden is having a quiet I-told-you-so moment. As a senator in 2006, Biden proposed that Iraq be divided into three semi-independent regions for Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds. And he said that his plan would allow U.S. troops to be out by early 2008. Otherwise, he warned, Iraq could fall into sectarian conflict that could destabilize the region. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) (MATT ROURKE/ap)
Jimmy Carter; Joe Biden Former President Jimmy Carter, right, is seen with Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) (Paul Sancya/ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Joe Biden President-elect Barack Obama, left, and Vice president-elect Joe Biden wave to supporters during their election night party at Grant Park in Chicago, Tuesday night, Nov. 4, 2008. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green) (M. Spencer Green/ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Barack Obama, Joe Biden FILE - In this Aug. 23, 2008 file photo, then-Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., and his then-vice presidential running mate Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., campaign together in Springfield, Ill. The president's re-election campaign is increasingly sounding like a nostalgia tour. His speeches stroll through elections past, serving up fond memories of his days running as a political unknown, identifying early political inspirations and reminding voters that, win or lose, this will be his last campaign after 13 appearances on the ballot since 1996. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File) (M. Spencer Green/AP)
Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Joe Biden, Jill Biden President-elect Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, left, and Vice President-elect Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, wave to the crowd after Obama's acceptance speech at his election night party at Grant Park in Chicago, Tuesday night, Nov. 4, 2008. (AP Photo/Morry Gash) (Morry Gash/ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Barack Obama, Joe Biden FILE - In this Aug. 23, 2008, file photo Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., listens as vice presidential running mate Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., speaks at a rally in front of the Old State Capitol in Springfield, Ill. Biden has won the last few delegates he needed to clinch the Democratic nomination for president. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) (Alex Brandon/AP)
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