is about to have a lot more free time. He need look no further than for ideas on what to put on his retirement to-do list.
At age 82, Biden is . In a recent interview with USA Today, he acknowledged uncertainty about his future stamina, saying, 91裸聊视频淲ho knows what I91裸聊视频檓 going to be when I91裸聊视频檓 86 years old?91裸聊视频
But his age isn91裸聊视频檛 remarkable for former presidents, nine of whom lived past 90. They include George H.W. Bush, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, John Adams, Herbert Hoover and Jimmy Carter, .
A look at some traditional 91裸聊视频 as well as a few decidedly less conventional 91裸聊视频 ways Biden might spend his upcoming years:
Try to bolster his place in history
Unlike his presidential predecessor-turned-successor, , Biden almost certainly won91裸聊视频檛 try a political comeback.
The Democrat has said little publicly about his post-Oval Office plans. Those who have long known him say it91裸聊视频檚 not something he91裸聊视频檚 discussed much beyond a tight circle of close aides.
Some modern former presidents have collected large fees for post-White House speaking engagements. Biden, who was plagued most of his term by , could use such appearances to try to bolster and future popularity. He told USA Today that he wanted his legacy to be having worked 91裸聊视频渢o restore the economy and reestablish America91裸聊视频檚 leadership in the world.91裸聊视频
The good news for Biden is that presidents often see their popularity improve after leaving office.
Republican George W. Bush was unpopular at the end of his term amid the Iraq War and the financial crisis. But he became more favorably viewed in subsequent years, despite keeping a low public profile while . Trump was similarly dogged by low approval ratings throughout his first term, but won back the White House in November.
Fundraise and plan for a presidential library
A priority for Biden is likely to be fundraising and beginning work on plans for his presidential library. It probably would be in Biden91裸聊视频檚 home state of Delaware, where he was a senator for 36 years and spent many weekends while president.
Officials have already enlisted at least one Biden administration ambassador to help with fundraising. A model can be the Barack Obama Presidential Center, a 19.3-acre (0.08-square-kilometer) library and museum in Chicago. , with completion expected in 2026.
Sort through keepsakes 91裸聊视频 carefully
Biden can be something of a pack rat, aides say, and may want to hang on to memorabilia from his White House years. He needs to proceed with caution.
Federal elected officials are required to relinquish official documents and classified materials when they leave office. Biden91裸聊视频檚 personal lawyers have been working on careful document management since even before at the in Washington and in Biden91裸聊视频檚 Delaware garage.
Those discoveries followed an in 2022 on Trump91裸聊视频檚 Florida club, part of a that was scrapped after he won back the White House. In Biden91裸聊视频檚 case, special counsel later released a report impugning the president91裸聊视频檚 age and mental competence but didn91裸聊视频檛 seek criminal charges over mishandled documents.
91裸聊视频淲e are going to do our best, certainly, to be careful to follow the rules, to do this the right way,91裸聊视频 White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said when asked about document retention on Friday.
Write another memoir 91裸聊视频 also carefully
Biden hasn91裸聊视频檛 expressed much interest, those close to him say, in writing another book. He91裸聊视频檚 written two memoirs, 91裸聊视频淧romises to Keep91裸聊视频 published in 2007, and 91裸聊视频淧romise Me, Dad,91裸聊视频 released in 2017.
He might eventually opt to work on a third, though, to help cement his aforementioned legacy. Again, he would need to proceed with caution.
Hur accused Biden of being sloppy about sharing classified information with , who worked on Biden91裸聊视频檚 first two books. The special counsel considered charging Zwonitzer with obstruction of justice because the ghostwriter destroyed recordings of interviews he conducted with Biden while they worked on his second memoir.
Ultimately, Hur91裸聊视频檚 report said Zwonitzer offered 91裸聊视频減lausible, innocent reasons91裸聊视频 for having done so and subsequently cooperated with investigators.
Revel in the ex-president91裸聊视频檚 club
A longtime enthusiast of political tradition, Biden could well embrace membership in the . The former commanders in chief from time to time pose for pictures and pat one another on the back while milling around at historic events 91裸聊视频 and sit together at VIP funerals.
Former presidents also sometimes take on special projects together such as during the or raising money after natural disasters. They rarely criticize one another and tend to offer even fewer harsh words about current White House occupants.
This will be a chance for Biden to again differentiate himself from Trump, who showed little interest in spending time with former presidents after losing his 2020 reelection bid. That was similar to how he shunned typical post-presidency endeavors like working on building a presidential library, instead concentrating on his 2024 campaign.
Biden already convened his own former presidents club of sorts while still in office: He prepared for his State of the Union address last March by holding .
Morgan Freeman, Tony Goldwyn, Geena Davis and Michael Douglas offered advice and encouragement, as did Bill Pullman, who played President Thomas J. Whitmore in 91裸聊视频淚ndependence Day.91裸聊视频 Pullman seized on Biden91裸聊视频檚 ever-present optimism in his public comments to predict, 91裸聊视频淧eople, when they look at all that you91裸聊视频檝e managed to do, they91裸聊视频檙e gonna remember. Time will remember, always, your words.91裸聊视频
Try his hand at show business?
Speaking of celebrities, Biden has floated the idea of more glitzy post-presidential pursuits.
In August, about a month after he scrapped his reelection campaign, : 91裸聊视频淭hat91裸聊视频檚 why I invited you to the White House 91裸聊视频 because I91裸聊视频檓 looking for a job.91裸聊视频
When Jessica Alba helped celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at the White House a few weeks later, Biden joked that he might soon need the star91裸聊视频檚 business connections to help find work, saying, 91裸聊视频淛essica, if I91裸聊视频檓 really good, maybe you can get me a job?91裸聊视频
He offered a similar joke at a December event for , telling Robert De Niro, 91裸聊视频淚f I get in trouble, I91裸聊视频檓 coming to you, pal.91裸聊视频
91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 looking for work in February,91裸聊视频 Biden said to laughter. 91裸聊视频淢aybe you91裸聊视频檝e got something for me? A Biden-De Niro combination? I can91裸聊视频檛 sing, I can91裸聊视频檛 act, I can91裸聊视频檛 dance, do a damn thing 91裸聊视频 but I could help ya.91裸聊视频