Former President Joe Biden will publish a memoir, ‘Promise Me, America’, which he says will touch upon everything from the economy to his decision to drop his bid for reelection. The memoir is scheduled to come out on November 17, two weeks after the midterm elections.
Biden’s Decision to Publish
Biden, who will turn 84 three days after the publication of ‘Promise Me, America’, has long presented himself as an upholder of standards and traditions; presidential memoirs are one of them. With a handful of exceptions, modern presidents since Harry Truman in the 1950s have published books about their White House years.
The book’s title echoes a 2017 memoir by Biden, ‘Promise Me, Dad’, which centered on the death of his son, Beau Biden. Biden’s term was defined by a wide range of conflicts and achievements, from his handling of wars in Ukraine and the Middle East to the passage of ambitious infrastructure and economic aid bills.
Biden was the oldest man to serve as president and his health was a source of speculation for much of his term; Biden and his White House advisers have faced intense criticism from Democrats and Republicans for allegedly concealing the extent of his problems.
Original reporting: KOAT Albuquerque — read the source article.
