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Joe Biden: “Today is my son Beau`s birthday. But the only thing that Beau said to me when he was -- we were told he was going to die…”

On the recordFebruary 3, 2022
Today is my son Beau`s birthday. But the only thing that Beau said to me when he was -- we were told he was going to die within minutes of an hour, he looked at me and he said, 'Dad promise me, promise me Dad, you are going to stay involved.'
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Joe Biden
Democratic · Delaware
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msnbc.com

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Biden reflects on a personal promise made to his son to remain engaged in public life.

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