Joe Biden Stutter

Joe Biden, the Democratic Party's nominee for vice president of the United States, used to stutter in childhood, a condition referenced by Barack Obama in his introduction of Biden in Springfield, Illinois.¹ Biden suffered from the speech disorder during his school years, and was taunted by classmates, who called him "B-B-Biden."² When Barack Obama announced Biden as his running mate for the 2008 Presidential Elections, he mentioned Biden's stutter while describing the senator.³ Biden wrote that "Carrying it strengthened me and, I hoped, made me a better person."⁴

Fast Facts

1. Biden strove to overcome the disorder by speaking loudly in front of a mirror²
2. Biden is known as a good orator who openly speaks his mind²
3. Biden helped another stutterer during college years²
4. In 2006, Biden spoke at the National Stuttering Association conference in Baltimore⁵

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