June 9, 1987:
Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware declares his candidacy for the 1988 Democratic presidential nomination.
Biden, the 44-year old chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, will play a leading role in the defeat of Reagan Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork later in the year. But his White House hopes will evaporate over accusations of plagiarism and that he embellished his academic record. He will withdraw from the race on Sept. 23.
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