The Presidency of Joseph R. Biden

A First Historical Assessment

Leading historians offer the first look at Bidens four years in the White House

The Presidency of Joseph R. Biden presents a first draft of history by providing insights into how this one-term president fits within the broader historical forces shaping the United States in the twenty-first century. Acclaimed political historian Julian Zelizer brings together some of todays leading scholars to give balanced and strikingly original assessments of the major issues of the Biden years, from education and reproductive rights to the economy, labor relations, climate policy, race, Russias invasion of Ukraine, and the culture wars.

These incisive essays trace the full arc of Joe Bidens presidency from its early successes to the setbacks that ultimately consumed it. His domestic legislative achievements were hailed by some as the most momentous of any American presidency since the Great