In good times and bad or on the precipice of making a major decision, President Joe Biden has always turned to his family for comfort and counsel. Which means, he's got a lot of numbers at the ready. Whether he's checking in with his seven grandkids, consulting one of his siblings or turning to the commander-in-chief of his household —first lady Jill Biden —for a gut check, the 46th president of the United States (who is running for reelection as the Democratic Party's nominee against former president Donald Trump ) has always made his loved ones a priority.
In 2014, when he was Barack Obama 's vice president, he sent a memo to his staff encouraging them to not "miss or sacrifice important family obligations for work." Listing events from birthdays and anniversaries to Bar Mitzvahs and first communions, he noted, "This is very important to me. In fact, I will go so far as to say that if I find out that you are working with me while missing important family responsibilities, it will disappoint me greatly.
" In November 2022, his granddaughter Naomi Biden wed Peter Neal on the South Lawn of the White House , the grandest nuptials at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue since Richard Nixon 's daughter Tricia swapped vows with Ed Cox in the Rose Garden in 1971. "We're so close to our families, so we always knew we'd get married in someone's backyard," Naomi told Vogue ahead of her big day. "I think if my pop weren't president, it would probably be their house in Wilmington or Peter's fami.