Frontline President Biden (Season 39, Episode 10)
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TV Episode | Documentary, News

Frontline

President Biden (Season 39, Episode 10)

TV-PG

TV Episode | Documentary, News

This FRONTLINE episode tells the story of how crisis and tragedy prepared Joe Biden to become America's 46th president. It describes the searing moments that shaped President Biden and what those challenges reveal about how he will govern.

Director

Michael Kirk

Writers

Michael Kirk (written by) | Mike Wiser (written by)

Producers

Daffodil Altan | Philip Bennett (produced by) | Priyanka Boghani | Daniel Edge & 6 more

Cinematographer

Ben McCoy

Editors

Steve Audette | Elliott Choi (as Elliot Choi) | Deb Holland

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 19, 2021

Release date

Jan 19, 2021 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

124 wins & 195 nominations

Contacts

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Cast	+ Add Cast
33 cast members

Name	Known for
Margaret Aitken Self Self See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Matt Bai Self Self See fewer	The Front Runner (2018)
James M. Baker Self Self See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Dan Balz Self Self See fewer	Kasie DC (2017)
Beau Biden Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	C-SPAN Live (1979)
Jill Biden Self Self See fewer	Parks and Recreation (2009)
Joe Biden Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Parks and Recreation (2009)
Antony Blinken Self Self See fewer	The Addiction (1995)
Priyanka Boghani Self - Reporter Self - Reporter See fewer	The Power of Big Oil (2022)
Sarah Childress Self - Reporter Self - Reporter See fewer	Sticky Wicket
James Clyburn Self (as Rep. James Clyburn) Self (as Rep. James Clyburn) See fewer	The Rabbi & The Reverend
Jelani Cobb Self Self See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Kamala Harris Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Barack and Michelle Obama Endorse Kamala Harris for President (2024)
John Hendrickson Self Self See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Valerie Jarrett Self Self See fewer	The Good Wife (2009)
Ted Kaufman Self Self See fewer	Ghost Exchange (2013)
Michael Kruse Self Self See fewer	Stephen Curry: Underrated (2023)
Jeanne Marie Laskas Self Self See fewer	Concussion (2015)
Mark Leibovich Self Self See fewer	Stay Tuned with Preet (2017)
Wesley Lowery Self Self See fewer	They Can't Kill Us All
Will Lyman Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Mystic River (2003)
Jane Mayer Self Self See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Carol Moseley Braun Self Self See fewer	Jubilee Showcase
Peggy Noonan Self Self See fewer	America: A Tribute to Heroes (2001)
Barack Obama Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Leave the World Behind (2023)
Evan Osnos Self Self See fewer	All Eyes and Ears (2015)
Valerie Biden Owens Self Self See fewer	CBS Mornings (2021)
Bakari Sellers Self Self See fewer	Who Is Alvin Greene? (2010)
Richard Smith Self (as Richard 'Mouse' Smith) Self (as Richard 'Mouse' Smith) See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Donald Trump Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Apprentice (2004)
Curtis Wilkie Self Self See fewer	Reel South (2016)
Judy Woodruff Self Self See fewer	PBS News Hour (1975)
Katie Worth Self - Reporter Self - Reporter See fewer	The Last Generation: An Interactive Documentary (2018)