Thanks to your decency, and thanks to your strength. Maybe most of all, thanks to your faith in our democracy, and the American people. The country is better off than when you took office. And we should all be deeply grateful for them.
Barack Obama acknowledges Joe Biden's contributions to democracy and the country during the portrait unveiling.
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