Preview: Season 2024 Episode 9 | 31s | Video has closed captioning.
Behind President Joe Biden’s fateful decision are decades of challenges and controversies, triumphs and tragedies. FRONTLINE tells the inside story of Biden’s rise to the presidency, and the personal and political forces that shaped him and led to his dramatic decision to step aside.
Aired: 08/06/24
>> I’ve decided the best way forward is to pass the torch to a new generation.
>> NARRATOR: Behind President Biden’s fateful decision... >> He thought he’d be able to power through, but many leaders within the party thought differently.
>> It is a stunning and historic development... >> The culmination of a half century in public life.
The very last decision he would make would be to surrender.
Of course, that’s painful.
>> You can change your message, you can change your policy, but you can’t change how old you are.
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Explore this interactive that tells the stories of over a dozen Korean adoptees as they search for the truth about their origins — a collaboration between FRONTLINE and The Associated Press.
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