Biden will close the first chapter of his presidency before a sparse crowd -- and with a historic bac
For eight years, Joe Biden was a fixture at President Barack Obama’s addresses inside the House chamber, a near-constant part of the tableau. He winked. He pointed. He gripped the House speaker’s arm. He smiled, and he clapped with gusto.
For 36 years before that, he often sat in the audience with his Senate colleagues. He twice gave a portion of the Democratic response to President Ronald Reagan.
As one of the nation’s longest-serving politicians he has witnessed more speeches to a joint session of Congress than just about anyone.
Next week, he will give one.
He will have a historic backdrop: Two women, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Vice President Harris, for the first time will be in the immediate frame of the president — something Biden is planning to note at the beginning of his speech.
In a different historic marker, both will be wearing masks as part of the coronavirus protocols in the chamber.
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for the first time in my life! It's about time! 
During tRump's term, if aliens landed from another planet and saw tRump's team and staff they would think the entire US population was white and male.
History's First in the making!
