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Joe Biden Newly-elected Democratic senator from Delaware, Joe Biden, is shown, Dec. 13, 1972. (AP Photo)
Joe Biden Sen. Joseph Biden of Delaware shown in 1972. (AP Photo)
Joe Biden In this Dec. 12, 1972 file photo Joe Biden, the newly-elected Democratic Senator from Delaware, speaks in Washington. Biden has won the last few delegates he needed to clinch the Democratic nomination for president. (AP Photo/Henry Griffin, File)
Joe Biden Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) carries both of his sons, Joseph R. III, left, and Robert H., during an appearance at the Democratic state convention last summer, 1972. At center is his wife Neilia Biden, who was killed in an auto crash, Dec. 20, 1972. With them are Governor-elect Sherman W. Tribbitt and his wife, Jeanne. (AP Photo)
Joe Biden, Beau Biden, Frank Valeo In this Jan. 5, 1973 file photo, four-year-old Beau Biden, foreground, plays near his father, Joe Biden, center, being sworn in as the U.S. senator from Delaware, by Senate Secretary Frank Valeo, left, in ceremonies in a Wilmington hospital. Beau was injured in an accident that killed his mother and sister in December 1972. Biden's father-in-law, Robert Hunter, holds the Bible. (AP Photo/File)
Joe Biden Members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Sen. Joseph Biden, D-Del., left, and John Glenn, D-Ohio confer during a session of the panel concerning the sale of the AWACS Radar Plane to Saudi Arabia, Thursday, Oct. 15, 1981, Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Bob Daugherty)
Joe Biden In this April 29, 1984, file photo Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., is shown on NBC's "Face the Nation," in Washington. Biden has won the last few delegates he needed to clinch the Democratic nomination for president. (AP Photo, File)
Joe Biden In this Jan. 3, 1985 file photo, Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) holds his daughter, Ashley, while taking a re-enacted oath of office from Vice President George Bush during a ceremony on Capitol Hill in Washington as his sons Beau, foreground, and Hunter hold the bible. On Saturday, May 30, 2015, Vice President Joe Biden announced the death of son, Beau, from brain cancer. (AP Photo/Lana Harris)
Strom Thurmond; Ted Kennedy; Jos Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee hold discussions during a break in the confirmation hearings for William Rehnquist, Aug. 1, 1986. From left to right: Sen. Strom Thurmond, R-S.C., closest to microphone; Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., standing at center; Sen. Joseph Biden, D-Del. seated, right; and Sen. Howard Metzenbaum, D-Ohio, standing at far right. Others are unidentified. (AP Photo/Lana Harris)
Joe Biden Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) gestures during a break in confirmation hearings for Supreme Court justice nominee Antonin Scalia on Capitol Hill, Aug. 7, 1986. (AP Photo/Lana Harris)
Joe Biden Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) talks to a reporter during an interview in his Capitol Hill office, Jan. 15, 1987. Biden is the new chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. (AP Photo/Lana Harris)
Joe Biden Presidential hopeful Sen. Joseph Biden, D-Del., emphasizes a point during a speech to students on the University of Iowa campus, April 13, 1987, Iowa City, Iowa. (AP Photo/Rodney White)
Joe Biden Sen. Joseph Biden (D-Del.), right, walks with his wife Jill after announcing his candidacy for president, Tuesday, June 9, 1987, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/George Widman)
Joe Biden Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.), center, reacts as he walks with unidentified supporters on the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Mass. after his speech , Wednesday, June 10, 1987. Biden formally announced his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Simon Gephardt Jackson Gore Democratic presidential candidates pose in front of a replica of the White House during an Independent Action Roast, June 23, 1987, in Washington. From left are: Sen. Joseph Biden of Delaware; Gov. Michael Dukakis of Massachusetts; the Rev. Jesse Jackson; former Arizona Gov. Bruce Babbitt; Sen. Albert Gore of Tennessee; Rep. Richard Gephardt of Missouri; and Sen. Paul Simon of Illinois. (AP Photo/Charles Tasnadi)
Joe Biden Sen. Joseph Biden (D-Del.), center, stopped to pose for a photograph at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington with his wife, Jill Biden, after he was discharged to recuperate from the effects of aneurysm repair surgery, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 1988. Biden, who underwent surgery Feb. 12, will undergo a second aneurysm operation at a later date. (AP Photo/Pam Price)
Joe Biden Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Sen. Howard Metzenbaum, D-Ohio, talk to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Nov. 20, 1993, after the Senate passed the Brady bill by a 63-36 vote. The bill was the second major anti-crime initiative to clear the senate in as many days as lawmakers rushed to respond to widespread voter outrage over street crime. (AP Photo/John Duricka)
Joe Biden Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.), second from left, gestures during a Capitol Hill news conference after the Senate voted overwhelmingly to lift the arms embargo over Bosnia, July 26, 1995. From left are: Sen. John Warner (R-Va.), Biden, Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.), and Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole of Kansas. (AP Photo/Doug Mills)
US Senators Visit South Korea US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Joseph Biden (D-DE), left, and Sen. Fred Thompson (R-TN), center, receive a briefing from Lt. Col. William Miller, UNC Security Battalion Commander, August 11, 2001 at the border village of Panmunjom, South Korea. Four US senators arrived in South Korea August 10 to discuss the issues of North Korea and security concerns with the country's top leaders. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
"Meet the Press" Sen. Joseph Biden (D-DE) (L) and Rep. Henry Hyde (R-IL) discuss the war on terrorism and homeland defense the war on terrorism and homeland defense September 30, 2001 on NBC's ''Meet the Press'' during a taping at the NBC studios in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Bob Schieffer Receives Award In Washington (L-R) Lee Ewing of Aerospace Daily, U.S. Senator Joseph Biden (D-DE) and U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) attend the American News Women's Club 12th Annual Roast & Toast where Bob Schieffer received the 2004 ANWC Helen Thomas Award For Excellence in Journalism or Outstanding Public Service on April 14, 2004 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Stephen Boitano/Getty Images)
Joe Biden Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., listens as Nicholas Burns, Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs, testifies at the Committee on Foreign Relations regarding Iran's nuclear ambitions Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2006, in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Hilary Rodham Clinton Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., left, listens as Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., responds to a question during the first Democratic presidential primary debate of the 2008 election hosted by the South Carolina State University in Orangeburg, SC., Thursday, April 26, 2007. At right is Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-NY. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Barack Obama, Joseph Biden, Democratic presidential hopefuls Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., left, laughs with Sen. Joseph Biden, D-Del., before the start of a presidential forum hosted by the AFL-CIO at Soldier Field in Chicago, in this Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2007 file photo. Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware is Barack Obama's pick as vice presidential running mate on Aug. 23, 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, FILE)
Barack Obama, Joe Biden 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. Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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)
Joe Biden Democratic vice presidential presidential candidate Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., left, listens to fire captain Anthony Dalesio, right, as firefighter Lee Wester looks on in Parma, Ohio Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)
Joe Biden In this Sept. 16, 2008 file photo, then-Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del. mingles with passengers aboard the Amtrak Acela train from Washington to Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
Joe Biden Democratic vice presidential presidential candidate Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., speaks at a campaign rally at the College of Wooster in Wooster, Ohio Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2008. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)
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)
Joe Biden; Jill Biden; John Paul Stevens Vice President Joe Biden, left, with his wife Jill at his side, takes the oath of office from Justice John Paul Stevens at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Joe Biden; Jill Biden Vice President Joe Biden, seen with his wife Jill Biden, makes remarks at Eastern Inaugural Ball in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Joe Biden, Sonny Perdue, Rickey Moulder Vice President Joe Biden, center, and Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue, right, listen to Impulse Manufacturing employee Rickey Moulder during a tour of the plant in Dawsonville, Ga., on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2009. Biden announced Federal stimulus money will be used to bring more high speed Internet access to north Georgia and other rural areas across the country. (AP Photo/Erik S. Lesser)
Barack Obama, Joe Biden President Barack Obama, left, talks with Vice President Joe Biden, right, at the Duke Georgetown NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Joe Biden, Jill Biden United States vice-president Joe Biden and his wife Jill attend the pairs figure skating competition the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver on Sunday Feb. 14, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Robert Skinner)
Joe Biden, Jill Biden Jill Biden, left, stands as vice president Joe Biden, waves as they await the arrival of Mexican president Felipe Calderon on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington Wednesday, May 19, 2010. President Calderon will be attending a state dinner at the White House with President Obama later in the evening.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
GILT And Ashley Biden Celebrate Launch Of Exclusive Livelihood Collection At Spring Place Dr. Jill Biden, Livelihood founder Ashley Biden and Vice President Joe Biden attend the GILT and Ashley Biden celebration of the launch of exclusive Livelihood Collection at Spring Place on February 7, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for GILT)
Invictus Games Toronto 2017 - Day 8 Joe Biden, Jill Biden and Prince Harry congratulate the competitors at the Wheelchair Basketball Finals during the Invictus Games 2017 at Mattamy Athletic Centre on September 30, 2017 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images for the Invictus Games Foundation )
John McCain Honored With Liberty Medal For A Lifetime Of Service Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) receives the the 2017 Liberty Medal from former Vice President Joe Biden at the National Constitution Center on October 16, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by William Thomas Cain/Getty Images)
Joe Biden In this Aug. 20, 2020, file photo Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden hugs his wife Jill Biden after his speech during the fourth day of the Democratic National Convention at the Chase Center in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
Joe Biden Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks to supporters, early Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
President-Elect Joe Biden And Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris Address The Nation After Election Win WILMINGTON, DELAWARE - NOVEMBER 07: President-elect Joe Biden waves to crowd after his address to the nation from the Chase Center November 07, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. After four days of counting the high volume of mail-in ballots in key battleground states due to the coronavirus pandemic, the race was called for Biden after a contentious election battle against incumbent Republican President Donald Trump. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
President-Elect Biden And Vice President-Elect Harris Receive Second Round Of COVID-19 Vaccination WILMINGTON, DELAWARE - JANUARY 11: President-elect Joe Biden receives the second dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccination from Chief Nurse Executive Ric Cuming at ChristianaCare Christiana Hospital on January 11, 2021 in Newark, Delaware. Biden received the second dose of the coronavirus vaccine three weeks after his first dose, received a few days before Christmas. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
President-Elect Biden Introduces Members Of His Incoming Economic Team WILMINGTON, DELAWARE - JANUARY 08: U.S. President-elect Joe Biden delivers remarks after he announced cabinet nominees that will round out his economic team, including secretaries of commerce and labor, at The Queen theater on January 08, 2021 in Wilmington, Delaware. Biden announced he is nominating Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo as his commerce secretary, Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh his labor secretary and Isabel Guzman, a former Obama administration official, as head of the Small Business Administration. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)