When Biden mentioned the situation to him during one of their private lunches, Obama told him: "I'll give you the money. It was then-President Barack Obama who offered to help out his former running mate. Then-Vice President Biden had prepared to sell his home to help Beau's wife and children make ends meet - Beau was then serving as attorney general of Delaware, and Biden was worried how his son's family would get by without his salary if his deteriorating health forced him to resign.
The Washington Post reported that the Bidens were between $1.28 million and $2.6 million in debt according to their 2013 tax filings, when Beau was originally diagnosed. Then-President Barack Obama walks back to the Oval Office with Then-Vice President Joe Biden after he delivered a statement on the Affordable Care Act at the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 1, 2014. The Bidens have endured a number of personal tragedies. In total, the couple earned more than $15 million, according to tax filings, from book royalties and speaking events and professor of practice fees provided by the University of Pennsylvania starting in 2017. CNBC reported that Biden took in as much as $190,000 in March 2018 for one lecture at Drew University in New Jersey. Public speaking engagements also contributed $2.4 million to the couple's net worth - and Jill's speaking fees tacked $700,000 on to that. The book tour resulted in millions, according to Forbes. bestsellers list briefly after its release and has sold over 300,000 copies.Īnd then there's the money Biden has made off of promoting his 2017 bestseller, "Promise Me, Dad." According to Biden's financial disclosures, he was paid anywhere from $8,000 to $90,000 per single book-tour stop. "Promise me, Dad," released in 2017, is an account of Beau Biden's death from cancer. In 2013, the United Press International reported the book was ultimately not lucrative - Biden's financial disclosures showed book royalties "close to zero." It did not sell well initially, but the New York Times reported book sales picked up after Biden was announced as Obama's running mate. "Promises to Keep," released in 2008 right after his presidential run announcement, was Biden's first memoir. Joe Biden has written two books from 2008-2017:
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