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Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose

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Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose

By Joe Biden

Biography Politics
Audio available 7 minute read Published Nov 14, 2017
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“All good. It's all good!” This was Beau Biden's response to each new setback as he endured the ravages of glioblastoma. This positive attitude buoyed his dad, Joe Biden, who was serving his sixth year as vice president of the United States. Balancing his devotion to family and to country in seasons of crisis made 2016 the most tumultuous year of Biden’s life. In Promise Me Dad, he reflects on the year and the lessons and challenges it contained. 

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  1. 1 In the Biden family, a promise is a sacred vow.
  2. 2 To the Bidens, career must include service to country and fellow man.
  3. 3 In the Biden family, loss is ameliorated only by sharing it with others.
  4. 4 Joe Biden accepts that hope cannot be rushed.

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