From attorney at law to Commander-in-Chief a look at the highs and lows of Joe Biden's life as he turns 82

1950s: The eldest of four, Joseph Biden (second from right) - calved successful 1942 - is pictured with his siblings and mother Catherine Eugenia Finnegan Biden astatine their household home in Scranton, Pennsylvania successful the 1950s

1951: Joe Biden, property 9, is pictured with his brother and sister. Joe has hailed his parents arsenic being his biggest supporters and during a White House code successful 2023 said: 'My dada utilized to say, 'Family is the beginning, the middle, and the end''

1965: Joe Biden, arsenic pictured successful the University of Delaware's 1965 yearbook. He earned a Bachelor of Arts grade successful 1965 with a treble large successful past and governmental science

1967: Joe Biden is pictured astatine the property of 25. During this clip helium was studying astatine Syracuse Law School. Biden graduated 76th successful a instrumentality schoolhouse people of 85. A instrumentality schoolhouse transcript showed helium made small advancement successful people lasting done the three-year course, ranking 80 retired of 100 successful the archetypal semester of the archetypal year, and 79th retired of 87 the 2nd semester of his 2nd year

UNKNOWN: This representation of younger Joe Biden celebrating his day was shared connected societal media successful 2016. The poster adjacent revealed that she had the representation of the young Biden connected her phone's fastener screen

1972: Joe Biden is pictured with his sons, Hunter, left, and Beau, circa 1972. Beau died successful May 2015 aft a conflict with cancer. Hunter has been the taxable of respective scandals. He was convicted of 3 national firearms-related felony charges successful June 2024 aft helium had admitted to 'illegally owning a weapon portion a cause user'. A national transgression probe was launched into Hunter's taxation affairs successful precocious 2018 and, successful September 2024, helium pled blameworthy to each of the taxation charges

1972: This photograph of Joe Biden, 29, and his young household appeared connected a postcard that was utilized for Biden's archetypal run for the US Senate. Pictured are (left to right) his lad Hunter, woman Neilia and babe girl Naomi, and Joe and Beau Biden

SUMMER 1972: Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) carries some of his sons, Joseph R. III, left, and Robert H., during an quality astatine the Democratic authorities normal successful 1972. At halfway is his woman Neilia Biden, who was killed successful an car crash, Dec. 20, 1972. With them are Governor-elect Sherman W. Tribbitt and his wife, Jeanne

NOVEMBER 1972: Joseph Biden, wearing a grey suit and airy yellowish garment with a tie, and Neilia Biden, wearing a purple and mauve garment formal with matching sunglasses, airs for portraits arsenic Joe Biden discusses his aboriginal plans and goals arsenic Senator of Delaware connected November 10, 1972 successful Washington, DC

NOVEMBER 1972: Senator-elect Joseph Biden and woman Nelia chopped his 30th day barroom astatine a enactment successful Wilmington, Delaware connected November 20th. His son, Hunter waits for the archetypal piece. Biden by becoming 30 fulfills the law request of Senators being 30 years of property erstwhile they instrumentality office

DECEMBER 1972: Senator-elect Joseph Biden, of Delaware, is seen present aft helium took his oath of citizenship arsenic helium checks successful astatine the bureau of the Secretary of the Senate. Biden, who had conscionable turned thirty, would go the youngest Senator successful Congress erstwhile helium took his spot successful the 93rd Congress connected January 3, 1973

JANUARY 1973: Four-year-old Beau Biden (front) plays adjacent his father, Joe Biden (center) arsenic she is being sworn successful arsenic the US legislator from Delaware, by Senate Secretary Frank Valeo (left) successful a ceremonial successful a Wilmington hospital. Beau was injured successful an mishap that killed his parent and sister successful December 1972. Biden's father-in-law, Robert Hunter, holds the Bible

DECEMBER 1974: Senator Joseph Biden (second left) meets with Vice Presidential nominee Nelson Rockefeller (center) and a radical of chap Democratic Senators including James Abouresk, South Dakota (left) and William Hathaway, Maine, (right) astatine the US Capitol

FEBRUARY 1978: Senator Joseph Biden points retired a person successful the assemblage astatine the Padua Academy to President Jimmy Carter during a fundraiser. Carter spent the evening successful Wilmington campaigning for Biden who is moving for a 2nd term

APRIL 1984: Sen. Joseph Biden (D-Del.), smiles portion talking with reporters soon earlier his quality connected NBC's 'Meet the Press' programme successful Washington, DC

JANUARY 1985: Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., holds his girl Ashley portion taking a mock oath of bureau from Vice President George Bush during a ceremony, Jan. 3, 1985, connected Capitol Hill, successful Washington. Biden's sons Beau and Hunt are pictured holding the book during the ceremony

JUNE 1987: Sen. Joe Biden waves from his bid arsenic helium leaves Wilmington, Delaware aft announcing his candidacy for president. At right, his lad Beau carries Biden's girl Ashley. Pictured to Biden's close is his woman Jill and lad Hunter

JUNE 1987: Sen. Joe Biden and his woman Jill Biden are pictured unneurotic aft helium announces his statesmanlike bid

JUNE 1987: Senator Joe Biden, 44, is seen holding his girl Ashley Biden, six, extracurricular Dirksen Senate bureau gathering successful DC aft having announced his candidacy for President successful Wilmington, Delaware earlier that morning. His lad Hunter Biden, 17, stood to his left. Biden would yet withdrawal his information from the statesmanlike contention conscionable 3 months later, saying his candidacy had been overrun by 'the exaggerated shadow' of his past mistakes

SEPTEMBER 1987: During a property conference, US Senator Joe Biden announces his withdrawal from the contention for the Democratic Party nomination's for President of the United States successful DC. Beside him is his wife, teacher Jill Biden

SEPTEMBER 1988: Senator Joe Biden seen connected the connected the metro liner from Wilmington, Delaware to Washington DC. He was returning to enactment successful the Senate having suffered an aneurysm, which was beingness threatening

SEPTEMBER 1988: Senator Joe Biden is pictured successful his bureau . He had conscionable returned astatine this constituent to his duties aft having suffered a life threatening aneurysm

SEPTEMBER 1988: Sen. Joe Biden stands by a ample model successful the Senate bureau buildings, conscionable down from his office

OCTOBER 1991: Sen. Joe Biden is pictured astatine the Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC. He is chairing the Senate Judiciary Committee, during a confirmation proceeding connected Judge Clarence Thomas' information to the Supreme Court

OCTOBER 1991: Professor Anita F. Hill, right, is sworn-in to attest earlier the United States Senate Judiciary Committee connected the confirmation of Judge Clarence Thomas to beryllium Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court by Chairman Joseph Biden

APRIL 1993: Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del. stands successful beforehand of a Danish armored unit bearer astatine the UN-controlled Sarajevo Airport, making a connection astir his travel to the besieged Bosnian capital. In May, aft Joe Biden tripped up his brag by voicing enactment for same-sex matrimony portion the president remained connected the fence, determination was speculation astir whether the remarks were spontaneous oregon deliberate. But to those who cognize Biden, determination was nary doubt. He was conscionable speaking his mind

JANUARY 2002: Sen. Joseph Biden, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee meets with Hamid Karzai, the caller Prime Minister of Afghanistan's interim authorities during his sojourn to Kabul, Afghanistan

FEBRUARY 2007: Democratic statesmanlike hopeful Joe Biden campaigns astatine the Story County Democrats Soup Supper February 16, 2007 successful Ames, Iowa. The Democratic legislator from Delaware was making his archetypal travel to Iowa arsenic a 2008 statesmanlike candidate

JANUARY 2008: Democratic statesmanlike hopeful, Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., rests his caput connected the enarthrosis of his wife, Jill, arsenic they basal successful a hallway awaiting his instauration for a rally astatine the UAW Hall successful Dubuque, Iowa, connected the time of the Iowa caucus

AUGUST 2008: US Illinois Senator Barack Obama (R) waves to the crowds with Democratic vice statesmanlike campaigner Joe Biden during the Democratic nationalist normal successful Denver, Colorado, Aug. 28, 2008. Obama accepted the Democratic statesmanlike information arsenic the nationalist normal was concluded successful Denver

NOVEMBER 2008: President-elect Barack Obama (L), his woman Michelle (2ndL), vice president-elect Joe Biden (R) and his woman Jill during an predetermination nighttime enactment successful Chicago, Illinois

JULY 4, 2009: Vice President Joe Biden talks with his lad US Army Capt. Beau Biden (left) astatine Camp Victory connected America's Independence Day adjacent Baghdad, Iraq. Biden's archetypal sojourn to Iraq arsenic the Vice President comes days aft US forces pulled retired from Iraq's cities

MARCH 2010: Vice President Joe Biden whispers 'This is simply a large f****** deal,' to President Barack Obama aft introducing Obama during the wellness attraction measure ceremonial successful the East Room of the White House successful Washington, March 23, 2010

FEBRUARY 2012: Joe and Jill Biden (left) posing with Beau and Hallie Biden (right) at the vice statesmanlike residence. Hallie was joined to Beau until his crab decease successful 2015 and past had a narration with Hunter Biden from March 2017 until 2019. In 2023 it emerged that Hallie received a $35,000 chopped of $3million China woody made by Hunter's associate

NOVEMBER 2012: Vice President Joe Biden, right, talks to President Barack Obama astatine their predetermination nighttime enactment successful Chicago

JUNE 2015: Vice President Joe Biden, accompanied by his family, holds his manus implicit his bosom arsenic helium watches an grant defender transportation a casket containing the remains of his son, erstwhile Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden, into St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church successful Wilmington, Del., June 6, 2015, for ceremonial services. Standing alongside the vice president are Beau's widow Hallie Biden, left, and daughter, Natalie. Beau Biden died of encephalon crab May 30 astatine property 46

JANUARY 2017: President Barack Obama presents Vice President Joe Biden with the Presidential Medal of Freedom during a ceremonial successful the State Dining Room of the White House successful Washington, DC. In a glowing tribute to the 74-year-old, Obama described him arsenic a 'lion of American history' and 'the champion Vice President America has ever had'. Obama went connected to wage tribute to him arsenic an 'extraordinary man' with an 'extraordinary career' successful nationalist service. After a glowing speech, which reduced Biden to tears, helium amazed him with the medal

JANUARY 2018: From left, Vice President Mike Pence, erstwhile VP Joe Biden, and Sen. Doug Jones, D-Ala., be a swearing-in ceremonial for Jones and and Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., successful the Capitol's Old Senate Chamber aft the existent lawsuit connected the legislature level connected January 3, 2018

AUGUST 2020: Former Vice President Joe Biden, with Democratic vice statesmanlike campaigner Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., rise their arms up arsenic fireworks spell disconnected successful the inheritance during the 4th time of the Democratic National Convention, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, astatine the Chase Center successful Wilmington, Del. Looking connected are Jill Biden, acold left, and Harris' hubby Doug Emhoff, acold right

JANUARY 11, 2021: President-elect Joe Biden (left) receives the 2nd dose of a COVID-19 Vaccination from Chief Nurse Executive Ric Cuming (right) astatine Christiana Care Christiana Hospital successful Newark, Delaware. Biden received the 2nd dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, 3 weeks aft the archetypal dose helium had received a fewer days earlier Christmas successful 2020. After helium received the jab, Biden told reporters helium had assurance successful his COVID-19 combating squad to beryllium capable to behaviour a vaccine organisation blitz aft helium takes bureau connected January 20th

AUGUST 2021: Joe Biden pulled each US troops retired of Afghanistan successful August 2021. The resulting chaos, with tens of thousands of overseas nationals and Afghans crowding into Kabul's airdrome aft the Taliban seized the metropolis successful August 2021, triggered the archetypal situation of the Biden administration. And it descended into calamity erstwhile a termination bomber killed 13 American work unit and astir 170 Afghans. In this representation provided by the US Marine Corps, evacuees hold to committee a Boeing C-17 Globemaster III during an evacuation astatine Hamid Karzai International Airport successful Kabul, Afghanistan

JANUARY 20, 2021: Joe Biden, joined by Lady Jill Biden and their children Ashley Biden and Hunter Biden, takes the oath of bureau arsenic President of the United States. Biden issued a telephone for unity and promised to govern for 'all Americans', seeking to determination the federation beyond the presidency of Donald Trump and what helium described arsenic an onslaught connected ideology itself successful his archetypal remarks to the federation arsenic president. In a 22-minute code aft helium was sworn successful 11 minutes aboriginal by Chief Justice John Roberts, Biden drew a crisp opposition betwixt his presidency and the preceding 4 years, saying: 'My full psyche is successful this. I'll support everything I bash successful your service, reasoning not of powerfulness but of possibilities, not of idiosyncratic injuries but the nationalist good'

FEBRUARY 2021: Joe Biden poses with the 2 archetypal dogs successful the Oval Office, saying his German Shepherds person 'walk-in privileges'. The president tweeted the saccharine representation alongside Major and Champ, writing: 'Not galore radical person Oval Office walk-in privileges. Happy to study that these 2 are connected the list'

MARCH 2021: President Joe Biden grabs onto the railing aft helium stumbled portion boarding Air Force One arsenic helium departs Washington connected question to Atlanta, Georgia to beforehand the $1.9 trillion coronavirus illness (COVID-19) assistance bundle known arsenic the American Rescue Plan, astatine Joint Base Andrews, Maryland

JUNE 2022: Joe and Jill Biden went for a motorcycle thrust successful Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. Biden came implicit to speech to property and radical waiting nearby, but fell implicit connected his bike. The concealed work rapidly helped him up. Biden past answered a fewer questions and poses for pics with his canine Commander earlier riding backmost home

JUNE 2022: President Joe Biden falls disconnected his bicycle arsenic helium approaches well-wishers pursuing a motorcycle thrust astatine Gordon's Pond State Park successful Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

FEBRUARY 2023: President Joe Biden had rather an extremity to his travel Wednesday evening, stumbling up the stairs of Air Force One again, arsenic helium headed backmost to the United States aft a three-day sojourn to Europe that included stops successful Ukraine and Poland

MARCH 2023: President Joe Biden erstwhile again had occupation navigating Air Force One's stairs - concisely stumbling arsenic helium boarded the statesmanlike craft connected Sunday arsenic helium departed from Selma, Alabama

MAY 2023: President Joe Biden tripped arsenic helium walked down the stairs of the Itsukushima Shrine successful his unreserved to greet Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. The president was moving precocious - each the different G7 leaders had arrived connected Miyajima Island and were waiting connected him to statesman the circuit of the beatified tract - erstwhile helium stumbled and caught himself earlier helium fell. He and Kishida continued connected arsenic if the gaffe didn't happen, joining the remainder of the heads of authorities to spot the iconic 'floating' torii gate

JUNE 2023: President Joe Biden falls connected signifier during the 2023 United States Air Force Academy Graduation Ceremony astatine Falcon Stadium at the United States Air Force Academy successful Colorado Springs, Colorado

SEPTEMBER 2023: Vice President Kamala Harris reacts arsenic President Joe Biden speaks during an lawsuit astir weapon safety in the Rose Garden of the White House successful Washington, DC

SEPTEMBER 2023: President Joe Biden stumbles into rod and doesn't shingle Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's manus at the 78th United Nations General Assembly successful New York City

MARCH 7, 2024: President Joe Biden is pictured with Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Mike Johnson during his State of the Union address. Biden began and ended his code with attacks connected Donald Trump, coming retired beardown and aggressively against his Republican rival. Biden ne'er said Trump's sanction but it was wide who was referring to connected much than a twelve occasions erstwhile helium compared their visions for America. The president was successful feisty mood, repeatedly engaging with Republican lawmakers who heckled him. He made lone a fewer flubs but 1 was notable: helium called murdered nursing pupil Laken Riley 'Lincoln.' In summation to his attacks connected his rival, Biden besides addressed 1 of voters' biggest concerns astir him, his age: 'The contented facing our federation isn't however aged we are, it's however aged our ideas are.' Biden's code took spot nether the shadiness of the 2024 statesmanlike predetermination and it was peppered with politics. When helium talked astir reproductive rights, helium noted however it has proved a winning issues for Democrats

MAY 6, 2024: President Joe Biden arrives for a ceremonial with the United States Military Academy Army Black Knights shot squad successful the East Room of the White House connected May 6, 2024 successful Washington, DC. During the event, Biden presented the Commander-in-Chief's trophy to the United States Military Academy Army Black Knights, their archetypal trophy since 2020

JUNE 27, 2024: Joe Biden is pictured during his car-crash statement with Republican statesmanlike nominee Donald Trump. Biden's mediocre show successful the statement yet led to calls for him to driblet his re-election bid

JUNE 27, 2024: Democrat statesmanlike campaigner President Joe Biden listens arsenic Republican statesmanlike campaigner and erstwhile President Donald Trump speaks during their statement successful Atlanta, Georgia

JULY 11, 2024: US President Joe Biden, right, and Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Ukraine's president, shingle hands astatine a bilateral gathering during the NATO Summit successful Washington, DC, US, connected Thursday, July 11, 2024. President Joe Biden and NATO's 31 different leaders had hoped their acme would observe caller unity against Russia's Vladimir Putin, nonstop a informing to China and beryllium the confederation is arsenic beardown arsenic ever successful its 75th year, but the 3 days of pageantry volition beryllium overshadowed by home turmoil crossed the alliance

JULY 11, 2024: President Joe Biden introduced Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arsenic 'President Putin' successful a brutal gaffe astatine the NATO acme with his governmental aboriginal hanging by a thread. The ailing 81-year-old facing mounting calls to driblet retired of the statesmanlike contention said: 'Ladies and gentlemen, President Putin.' The embarrassing flub successful beforehand of satellite leaders sparked gasps and those successful the country had to outcry the close name

JULY 21, 2024: President Joe Biden coughs arsenic helium speaks during a property league astatine the adjacent of the 75th NATO Summit astatine the Walter E. Washington Convention Center successful Washington, DC. Also connected July 21, 2024, Biden dropped retired of the US statesmanlike predetermination and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris arsenic the Democratic Party's caller nominee

JULY 24, 2024: President Joe Biden addresses the federation from the Oval Office of the White House, explaining the reasons for abruptly ending his tally for a 2nd word aft initially rejecting calls from immoderate apical Democrats to bash so. He besides outlined what helium hoped to execute during his remaining months successful office

JULY 24, 2024: President Joe Biden is pictured with First Lady Jill Biden pursuing his prime-time code to the nation. The president's historical determination to extremity his reelection bid, which came aft weeks of calls from chap Democrats to exit the contention pursuing a statement show that fanned questions implicit his property and acuity, upended the statesmanlike contention with conscionable implicit 100 days until last votes are cast

JULY 26, 2024: President Joe Biden boards Marine One with his lad Hunter Biden and sister Valerie Biden Owens astatine the White House, en way to Camp David. This photograph was taken conscionable 5 days aft Biden announced helium was dropping his bid for re-election

NOVEMBER 16, 2024: President Joe Biden (left) shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping (right) connected the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) acme successful Lima, Peru