Joe Biden visits alma mater Syracuse for portrait unveiling
Source: The Hill
Former President Biden on Tuesday visited Syracuse University, his law school alma mater, for an unveiling of his portrait.
“Whatever my legacy may be, I hope it be said that I never stopped striving for the cause of democracy,” Biden, 83, told the audience of more than 500 people, according to Syracuse.com.
Those in attendance, the outlet reported, included New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D), Syracuse Mayor Sharon Owens (D) and most of Biden’s extended family, including his wife, former First Lady Jill Biden, and his son, Hunter Biden.
Biden received his juris doctor from the Syracuse College of Law in 1968, five years before he was first elected to the Senate. He received an honorary degree from the university in 2009, after he was sworn in as vice president.
During his time at Syracuse, Biden married his first wife, Neilia Hunter. Roughly six years later, she died in a car crash that also killed their daughter Naomi and injured their sons, Beau and Hunter.
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/education/5831165-biden-portrait-unveiling-syracuse/
Full circle moment: President Biden returns to Syracuse to unveil his official portrait.
— MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) 2026-04-14T21:05:15.425Z
From law student to President—now immortalized in his portrait, and cracking jokes about the Syracuse University Board of Trustees Chairman.
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Gawd I miss that man. Didn't have to worry everyday about blowing someone up, or someone blowing us up. He was solid.
