First elected to office in 1972, Joe Biden has been in the public eye for nearly half a century. Having served in the United States Senate for 36 years, followed by two terms as vice president under Barack Obama, he’s no stranger to American voters, who elected him as the 46th President of the United States in November 2020.
Often the subject of viral memes about his perceived “bromance” with Obama, or the signature aviator sunglasses he’s worn since he was a lifeguard in the 1960s, the father of four (Hunter, Ashley, and late children Beau and Amy) is as much recognized for his landmark career legislation, including the 1994 Violence Against Women Act, as he is for his relatable blue-collar roots.
Here are 10 more facts you might not know about the president:
* He overcame a childhood stutter
* He was a high school football star
* He has two dogs
* He’s a car enthusiast
* He’s a practicing Catholic
* He was sworn into the United States Senate in a hospital
* He ran for president three times
* He and President Obama had weekly lunches
* He screams for ice cream
* His favorite movie is ‘Chariots of Fire’
In 2008, the president told Katie Couric that the 1981 British historical sports drama Chariots of Fire was his favorite. “The thing about it, there is a place where someone put personal fame and glory behind principles,” he said. “That to me is the mark of real heroism when someone would do that,” Biden added that one of his favorite scenes is one in which one of the film’s main runners refuses to race on a Sunday due to his religious beliefs. ♦
(The story originally published by Biography)
