Prométeme, América

In this honest and revealing memoir, Joe Biden reflects on his time as president—the challenges, triumphs, regrets, and legislative achievements that defined his administration and one of the most tumultuous periods in American history. Biden took the oath of office on the steps of the Capitol—the very place where, just two weeks earlier, a group of citizens had violently broken in, threatening the foundations of the nation’s democracy. He took that oath before a field filled with flags—a space that would have been packed with crowds had those days not marked the peak of a pandemic. With the nation still in shock following the January 6th attack—and reeling from an inept response to a severe health crisis and a wounded economy—the mandate facing Biden was daunting: to heal a divided country, restore the integrity of its institutions, and prove that the world’s greatest democracy could still look out for its own people. Biden details how he advanced the most ambitious national agenda in decades. He explains the risks he took to secure a historic overhaul of infrastructure, revitalize American industry, lower healthcare costs, and combat the climate crisis—all with the goal of building an economy that grows, in his words, "from the bottom up and the middle out." Furthermore, he discusses his intensive diplomatic efforts to rebuild U.S. alliances, curb the rise of authoritarianism, expand NATO in the face of Russian aggression, and lead the defense of Ukraine. And, for the first time, he reveals the deeply agonizing calculus behind his 2024 decision to step aside from the presidential race.