Co-publisher Niall O'Dowd's interview with then Senator Joe Biden originally appeared in the April 1987 issue of Irish America. Senator Joseph Finnegan-Biden, head of the powerful Senate Judiciary Committee, is one of a handful of people who can realistically aspire to the presidency of the United States. While he is still regarded as an outsider for the 1988 Democratic nomination, there is unanimous agreement that the withdrawal of New York Governor Mario Cuomo has greatly boosted the chances of the 44-year old senator from Delaware.
A 1987 interview with the then U.S. Senator from Delaware, now presidential hopeful
Joe Biden gave his first ever interview to an Irish publication in April, 1987 when he talked to
Niall O’Dowd and revealed, for the first time in print, his passion for his Irish heritage, the story of his extraordinary Irish Catholic family, and his ambition, even back in 1987, to run for the White House.
We are pleased to bring you that interview, from Irish America’s
archives, in its entirety.
April, 1987: Senator Joseph Finnegan-Biden, head of the powerful Senate Judiciary Committee, is one of a handful of people who can realistically aspire to the presidency of the United States.