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)

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)

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)

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)

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, 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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