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U.S. Presidents: Joseph R. Biden

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Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr.

(1942-Present)

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Occupation

Lawyer

Author

Senator

Vice President

U.S. President (January 20, 2021 - January 20, 2025)
Date of Birth November 20, 1942
Place of Birth Scranton, PA
Education

University of Delaware (BA)

Syracuse University (JD)
Parents

Catherine E. Finnegan

Joseph R. Biden, Sr.
Spouse

Neilia Hunter

Jill Jacobs
Political Party

Democratic

Number of Children

with Neilia Hunter

Three

with Jill Jacobs

One
Awards Presidential Medal of Freedom (2017)

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Did You Know?

President Biden...

  • ...played wide receiver and halfback on Archmere's undefeated 1960 football team.
  • ...met his future wife, Neilia Hunter, on Spring Break in the Bahamas during his junior year of college.
  • ...met his first wife's mother, she asked him what he wanted to do for a living. He informed her he intended to become the President of the United States.

Biography

Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr., was born November 20, 1942, in Scranton, Pennsylvania, the first of four siblings. In 1953, the Biden family moved from Pennsylvania to Claymont, Delaware. He graduated from the University of Delaware and Syracuse Law School and served on the New Castle County Council. Then, at age 29, he became one of the youngest people ever elected to the United States Senate.