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Biden Receives Lifetime Award, Urges Optimism Amid Dark Days

10/27/2025

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Former President Joe Biden received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute, Boston, on October 26, 2025.
In his remarks, he described the political climate as “dark days” and urged optimism amid perceived threats to free speech and to executive power under U.S. President Donald Trump.
Biden, who had not spoken publicly since radiation therapy for aggressive prostate cancer, urged a presidency with limited power and a functioning government.

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Former President Joe Biden received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute, Boston, on October 26, 2025.
In his remarks, he described the political climate as “dark days” and urged optimism amid perceived threats to free speech and to executive power under U.S. President Donald Trump.
Biden, who had not spoken publicly since radiation therapy for aggressive prostate cancer, urged a presidency with limited power and a functioning government.