Witcover, Jules

Provides an updated biography of Joe Biden exploring his life and political career, and highlighting events leading up to his 2020 presidential campaign. Discusses his upbringing, personal tragedies, legislative career, and time as U.S. vice president. Draws on exclusive interviews with friends and family members, and includes black-and-white photographs.

Chronicles the evolution of the political role of the American vice president from one of redundancy to one of unique responsibilities and power, and presents biographies and achievements of each of the forty-seven vice presidents.

Describes events that occurred during 1968, including the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert Kennedy, the election of President Richard Nixon, the Tet Offensive in Vietnam, riots in the streets and campuses of America, and other pivotal events in American history.

An in-depth chronicle of the Democratic Party's history that examines the roles of such figures as Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Andrew Jackson, Woodrow Wilson, Franklin Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, Bill Clinton, and Al Gore in the party's highs, lows, and significant transitions over the course of two centuries.