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Secretary Shaun Donovan in Baltimore, Maryland [for tour of, and press conference promoting, the City Arts Apartments construction project in the Station North area of the city. The City Arts Apartments project is being developed by Homes of America, Jubilee, and TRF Development Partners in Baltimore, and is expected to create or save over 160 jobs for Baltimore residents. Secretary Donovan was joined on the tour by Maryland Congressman Elijah Cummings, Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Secretary Raymond Skinner, other state and local officials, and corporate partner representatives.]
Flooding ^ Tornado - Waverly, Iowa, December 2, 2009 -- Dignitaries look on as children break ground for the new Waverly-Shellrock School to replace the one that was damaged during the 2008 floods. Iowa Recovery Center Director, Kay Phillips (far r) and FEMA Region VII Administrator, Beth Freeman (red coat) look on as the children take their first scoop of dirt. More than 10 million dollars in FEMA Public Assistance Grants are being used to fund the project. Vincent Clark/FEMA
[Assignment: 48-DPA-10-21-08_SOI_K_Yuma] Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the [Arizona-California border area,] where he toured the Bureau of Reclamation's Yuma, Arizona [Area Office-Yuma Desalting Plant with Bureau Commissioner Robert Johnson, and joined Johnson and officials from the Southern Nevada Water Authority, Central Arizona Project, and Metropolitan Water District of Southern California at groundbreaking ceremonies for the Drop 2 Reservoir Project--part of the Lower Colorado River Water Storage Program--in Imperial County, California] [48-DPA-10-21-08_SOI_K_Yuma_IOD_6644.JPG]
New Orleans, La., June 19, 2013 -- Local, state and federal officials join members of the community to break ground on a new clubhouse at Joseph Bartholomew Golf Course in New Orleans. FEMA has contributed over $5.5 million for projects in the historic Pontchartrain Park, including this facility. Ryan Mast/FEMA
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Freeport, N.Y., July 30, 2014—New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (center) appeared at the home of Daniel Ehrick (third from left) to announce a new home elevation program. New York State will provide $300 million to elevate more than 6,000 homes on Long Island that lie in the 100-year flood plain to prevent damage from future storms. Also attending were Director of the Governor Office of Storm Recovery Jamie Rubin (far left) and Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray. K.C.Wilsey/FEMA
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The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld (center), U.S. Secretary of Defense, addresses press members after the U.S. Transportation Command and Air Mobility Command Change of Command Ceremony and Retirement Ceremony for U.S. Air Force GEN. John W. Handy, Commander, U.S. Transportation Command, and Commander, Air Mobility Command, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. on Sept 7, 2005. (DoD photo by MASTER SGT. David M. Sorrells) (Released)
The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld (right), U.S. Secretary of Defense, hosts a farewell ceremony for U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Edmund P. Giambastiani Jr. (2nd left) SENIOR Military Assistant to the Secretary of Defense, along with Deputy Secretary of Defense, Paul Wolfowitz (left), at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., on Sept. 4, 2002. OSD Package No. A07D-00612 (DOD PHOTO by Helene C. Stikkel) (Released)
The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld (center), U.S. Secretary of Defense, and U.S. Air Force GEN. Richard B. Myers (foreground, left), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF, both arrive at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. on Sept 7, 2005, for the U.S. Transportation Command and Air Mobility Command Change of Command Ceremony and Retirement Ceremony for U.S. Air Force GEN. John W. Handy, Commander, U.S. Transportation Command, and Commander, Air Mobility Command. (DoD photo by MASTER SGT. David M. Sorrells) (Released)
US Air Force Captain Andrew Molner, Commander of the new Passenger Terminal, 436th Aerial Port Squadron (APS), gives a tour to Senator Joseph Biden (D-DE), Representative Michael N. Castle (R-DE), US Air Force Colonel Felix Greider, Commander 436th Airlift Wing, Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, and US Air Force Brigadier General William Wellser, Commander Air Mobility Warfare Center, Fort Dix, New Jersey, pointing out the updated renovations to the new Passenger Terminal at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware
The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, watches a retirement ceremony honoring the Seventeenth Air Force CHIEF of STAFF, GEN. John P. Jumper and the appointment ceremony of the Eighteenth Air Force CHIEF of STAFF, GEN. T. Michael Moseley. The acting Secretary of the Air Force, Pete Geren presided over the ceremony held at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Sept. 2, 2005. (DoD photo by TECH. SGT. Kevin J. Gruenwald) (Released)
The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld (center, right), U.S. Secretary of Defense (SECDEF), U.S. Army GEN. Henry H. Shelton (left), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF, and U.S. Army COL. Thomas Jordan, Commander of Troops, inspect the Joint Services Honor Guard at the Armed Forces Welcoming Ceremony held on the River Entrance Parade Field, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Jan. 26, 2001, following his Oath of Office Ceremony at the White House. OSD Package No. 010126-D-9880W-0013 to 0030 (PHOTO by Robert D. Ward) (Released)
The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, U.S. Secretary of Defense, (left) and GEN. Richard B. Myers, Chairman Joint Chiefs of STAFF watch the combined retirement ceremony honoring the Seventeenth Air Force CHIEF of STAFF, GEN. John P. Jumper and appointment Ceremony of the Eighteenth Air Force CHIEF of STAFF, GEN. T. Michael Moseley. Acting Secretary of the Air Force, Pete Geren presided over the ceremony held at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. on Sept. 2, 2005. (DoD photo by TECH. SGT. Kevin J. Gruenwald) (Released)
The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld (foreground, center), U.S. Secretary of Defense, congratulates U.S. Air Force GEN. John W. Handy (foregrond, right), Commander, U.S. Transportation Command, and Commander, Air Mobility Command, after awarding GEN. Handy the Distinguished Service Medal during the U.S. Transportation Command and Air Mobility Command Change of Command Ceremony at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. on Sept 7, 2005. (DoD photo by AIRMAN 1ST Class Jeff Andrejcik) (Released)
The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld (back, left), U.S. Secretary of Defense, hosts a farewell ceremony for U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Edmund P. Giambastiani Jr. (right) SENIOR Military Assistant to the Secretary of Defense (2nd left), along with Deputy Secretary of Defense, Paul Wolfowitz (back, right), at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., on Sept. 4, 2002. OSD Package No. A07D-00612 (DOD PHOTO by Helene C. Stikkel) (Released)
The Honorable Senator Joseph Biden (D-Del.), The Honorable Senator Thomas Carper (D-Del.), The Honorable Congressman Michael Castle (R-Del.), U.S. Air Force LT. GEN. William Welser III, Commander of the 18th Air Force, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., and other dignitaries join in the ground breaking ceremony of the of the new Super Port at Dover AFB, Del., on Dec. 13, 2004. (PHOTO by Dee Marvin, CIV) (Released)
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Base: Dover Air Force Base
State: Delaware (DE)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: Dee Marvin, CIV
Release Status: Released to Public
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Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. was born on November 20, 1942, in Scranton, Pennsylvania. His family was Catholic of predominantly Irish descend. Biden's father had suffered several financial setbacks by the time his son was born but later became a successful used car salesman. Negative impressions of drinking alcohol in family and in the neighborhood led Biden to be a non-drinker. While studying at Archmere Academy in Claymont, DE, Biden was a poor student but a natural leader among the students. He was elected class president during junior and senior years. Biden earned his bachelor's degree in 1965 from the University of Delaware with a double major in history and political science. He received student draft deferments but classified as unavailable for service due to a history of asthma. On August 27, 1966, while still a law student, Biden married Neilia Hunter. She was from an affluent background in Skaneateles, New York. In 1968-1969, Biden practiced law in Wilmington and registered as a Democrat. Corporate law did not appeal to him, criminal law did not pay well, so he supplemented his income by managing properties. In 1969, Biden ran and won elections to represent the 4th district on the New Castle County Council with a liberal platform that included support for public housing. In 1972 he ran U.S. Senate election in Delaware with almost no money and no chance of winning when no other Democrat wanted to run against a Republican candidate. Biden won the election. His campaign focused on withdrawal from Vietnam, the environment, civil rights, mass transit, equitable taxation, health care, and political "Change". Few weeks after the election, Biden's wife and one-year-old daughter Naomi were killed in an automobile accident while Christmas shopping in Hockessin, Delaware. Biden's sons Beau and Hunter survived the accident and were taken to the hospital in fair condition. Biden considered resigning to care for sons, but Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield persuaded him not to. At age 30 (the minimum age required to hold the office), Biden became the sixth-youngest senator in U.S. history, and one of only 18 who took office before turning 31. Biden was re-elected to six more Senate terms, in 1978, 1984, 1990, 1996, 2002, and 2008, usually getting about 60% of the vote. With a net worth between $59,000 and $366,000, and almost no outside income or investment income, Biden was consistently ranked one of the least wealthy members of the Senate. A single father for five years, he left standing orders that he be interrupted in the Senate at any time if his sons called. In remembrance of his wife and daughter, Biden does not work on December 18, the anniversary of the accident. In 1975, Biden met his second wife Jill Tracy Jacobs, who had grown up in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, and would become a teacher in Delaware. Biden credits her with renewing his interest in both politics and life. They have one daughter together. Biden ran for the 1988 Democratic presidential nomination, was considered as a strong candidate, and could become the youngest president since John F. Kennedy. He raised $1.7 million in the first quarter of 1987, more than any other candidate but his political messaging was confused due to staff rivalries and plagiarism accusations fueled by the Dukakis campaign. In 1988, Biden suffered two brain aneurysms and had surgery with a high risk of long-term impact on brain functionality. During his 2007 Presidential campaign, he failed to gain traction against the high-profile candidacies of Obama and Senator Hillary Clinton. Shortly following withdrawal from the presidential race, Obama announced that Biden would be his running mate. On November 4, 2008, Obama was elected president and Biden was elected vice president. He launched his 2020 Presidential campaign on April 25, 2019. He chose Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as his campaign headquarters. With the suspension of the campaign of Bernie Sanders on April 8, 2020, Biden became the presumptive Democratic nominee. Based on Wikipedia - free online encyclopedia.