
Biden and Irish poets: ‘Hope and history,’ a lifelong love
Apr 10, 2023 · Biden has since invoked “hope and history” while serving as vice president, in his acceptance speech for the Democratic nomination in August 2020, in a widely seen campaign video from 2020, when presenting a National Humanities Medal last fall to Elton John, and even in last month’s reception marking the Persian new year.
Letters to Biden: What people had to say as president leaves office
Jan 17, 2025 · As Joe Biden exits the White House, we asked those who know him, have worked with him and even a few folks who are also in the national spotlight and from Delaware, to share their memories,...
Why Joe Biden keeps quoting Seamus Heaney on when ‘hope …
Mar 17, 2021 · If Healer-in-Chief Biden proposes his presidency as the moment that “hope and history rhyme” for a damaged American nation, the question arises: what kind of hope? And hope for whom?
‘I owe you big:’ Biden gives message of hope, thanks at S.C
Jan 19, 2025 · President Joe Biden gave a message of encouragement and thanks to the people of South Carolina at a North Charleston church Sunday. He reflected on his own involvement in the Civil Rights...
‘Keep the faith’: Biden delivers pardons & message of hope on …
Jan 20, 2025 · In his final day in office, US President Joe Biden pardoned five persons, including a pioneering civil rights leader, and delivered a message of hope from the pulpits of a Black church in South Carolina
When ‘hope and history rhyme’: Joe Biden quotes an Irish poet …
Nov 16, 2020 · Following president-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the United States, a campaign video of him reading Irish poet Seamus Heaney’s verse adaptation of an ancient Greek play went viral.
Biden Calls for Healing Divides, Vows Peaceful Transfer to Trump
Nov 7, 2024 · (Bloomberg) -- President Joe Biden expressed hope Americans can “lower the temperature” and reaffirm their faith in the election system after a contentious campaign that saw Republican ...
Joe Biden quotes Seamus Heaney after Trump inauguration
Jan 21, 2025 · Outgoing US President Joe Biden quoted Irish poet Seamus Heaney's poem "The Cure at Troy" on Monday, January 20 after he attended President Donald Trump’s inauguration in Washington, DC.
Biden conjures hope and bears pain for a grieving nation - CNN
Jan 20, 2021 · In his first words as President, Joe Biden offered a parable of American grit, healing and unity, leveraging resilience forged through personal loss and disdain for the “uncivil war” of modern...
Biden’s Farewell to a Tense United Nations: Finding Hope
Sep 24, 2024 · U.S. President Joe Biden used his final address to the UN General Assembly to exhort leaders to press ahead with efforts at peace and reconciliation and included a poignant appeal for democracies.