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On the recordFebruary 3, 2015
I had already been accepted into law school. I was classified 1-A, and I did not understand, because I had not been focused on the draft. But I did not understand that being classified as 1-A meant you could be drafted. I thought you had to be actually selected for the draft. And I never was selected. So, I never served.
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Joe Biden
Democratic · Delaware

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Remarks made by Biden during an interview with NPR.

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