08/19/2024

President Biden's DNC Speech Will Highlight his Legacy

It also will highlight his departure from the scene

President Joe Biden, through a lifetime of civil service triumph and personal tragedy, has learned, in his words, to become a respecter of fate. Four years ago at this time, he felt like his biography had finally aligned with history: He was the right man at the right time in the right place.

Now, as his party gathers to rally around a new nominee, he is no longer fate’s favorite. He will speak on the first day of the Democratic National Convention on Monday, and then he plans to leave for a family vacation as a jubilant convention goes on without him.

By the time the balloons drop on Thursday night before a rapturous crowd in Chicago, he will be long gone. And while he had hoped this week would be about rallying the party around his vision for a second term, he has now reoriented himself around bolstering Vice President Kamala Harris, a recognition that his legacy is deeply tied to whether she can win in November.

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