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He was elected, his wife and daughter of course killed in a car accident right after. His sons survived. He was bereft, but Mike Mansfield(?) SEN leader wanted him seated, said he would accommodate him as much as he could. His sister and mom took over child care duties. It is how he came to ride Amtrak everyday--guess he thought they needed a father at home.
Soon after Delaware senator Joseph Biden was elected in November 1972, an automobile accident claimed the lives of his wife and infant daughter and put his two young sons in the hospital. To allow him to remain at his children's bedside, Secretary of the Senate Francis Valeo traveled to Wilmington to issue the oath of office to the new senator, a ceremony Valeo recalled in his oral history interview....
Soon after Delaware senator Joseph Biden was elected in November 1972, an automobile accident claimed the lives of his wife and infant daughter and put his two young sons in the hospital. To allow him to remain at his children's bedside, Secretary of the Senate Francis Valeo traveled to Wilmington to issue the oath of office to the new senator, a ceremony Valeo recalled in his oral history interview....
