Keys to the White House: 1960

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Joe Biden
 
Joe Biden may not have been able to vote yet, but that didn't mean he wasn't politically active. Biden began taking part in Civil Rights protests in his home state of Delaware, and also joined the Douglas Campaign as an unpaid intern in Delaware.

Joe was looking forward to his internship, and helping Douglas lock down his home state.

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Joe Biden

Biden's departure for the University of Iowa, and a brand-new internship at Thomas Kenway's soon to be opened law firm looked like a promising decision.

Kenway had promised him work on Civil Rights and Labor issues, and already visions of arguing before some of the highest courts in Iowa, if not the United States Supreme Court, danced in Biden's head.

But he was getting ahead of himself. That was probably years away. He'd have to complete college first, at least, and he'd set a goal of graduating by 1964.

He'd be eligible to vote in the 1964 Presidential election too. He was looking forward to seeing who the nominees were. Maybe he could talk Kenway into running while on his internship...

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Joe Biden, 1962

Joe Biden was excited. His boss, Thomas Kenway, was running for Governor of Iowa. While Biden felt he was too young to provide direct help in the campaign, he met with Kenway's Campaign manager, and agreed to knock on doors, and get out the vote where he could.

He still wasn't able to vote, but he was enjoying his first political campaign, It was invigorating.

Two Points (assuming I'm able to use any) on Thomas Kenway's Gubernatorial campaign.

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Joe Biden

Biden accepted the job as an AFL-CIO field organizer, hoping to be based out of Iowa, where he was still finishing college.

He was on track to graduate in a matter by the Spring of 1963 thanks to dedicated efforts in his classes and the help of the staff of Kenway's law firm, and as he was leaving, he made sure to thank each and every one of them.

Biden was looking ahead to the 1964 Presidential Election too. It would be his first time voting in any election. He hoped his soon to be leaving boss, Kenway would run, and he would move heaven and earth to get him elected, or so he told the both the staff at the law firm as he left, and his co-workers at the AFL-CIO when he arrived.