Joseph R. Biden Jr. becomes the 46th President of the United States on January 20, 2021. The guy who wrote the book on U.S. inaugurations, Jim Bendat, talks about exactly how unconventional this convention will be and some of his insights might surprise you! Then, presidential and congressional scholars Julia Azari and Elaine Kamarck talk with Joe Mathieu, anchor and executive editor of GBH's Morning Edition, about the policy priorities, challenges and opportunities on the horizon for the Biden Administration. This event launches a new spring series, Examining the First 100 Days of the Biden Administration, that focuses on the most important developments in the early days of the Biden Administration. Presented by the Suffolk University Department of Political Science & Legal Studies, in collaboration with the Ford Hall Forum at Suffolk University and hosted by GBH’s Forum Network. Image: Gina Janovitz Design ### Resources See Jim Bandat’s book on the details of U.S. inaugurations, [here.](https://www.inaugurationbook.com/) Watch Elaine’s book talk: [Why Presidents Fail and How They Can Succeed Again.](https://forum-network.org/lectures/elaine-c-kamarck-why-presidents-fail-and-how-they-can-succeed-again/) Learn more from Julia in our talk, [Partisanship vs. Pandemic: Common Enemy; Disjointed Response.](https://forum-network.org/lectures/partisanship-v-pandemic-common-enemy-disjointed-response/) Review these [five myths about presidential inaugurations](https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/five-myths-about-presidential-inaugurations/2017/01/13/77f5416c-d84c-11e6-9f9f-5cdb4b7f8dd7_story.html).
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