BREAKING: Joe Biden says he first considered not running in 2016 to clear the way for son Beau's political career

Having trouble viewing this email? | View it in your browser   The death of Joe Biden's son Beau to cancer convinced the former vice president not to run for the White House in 2016. Before that, though, there was a happier reason Biden considered staying out of the race: to clear the way for what seemed to be Beau's limitless possibilities in politics, perhaps even the presidency itself. The threads of fighting cancer, weighing ambition and managing foreign policy crises are woven together in Biden's new book, "Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose." FOR MORE ON THIS STORY, GO TO:   USATODAY.COM     Help | Advertise | Home Delivery | Privacy Policy - Your California Privacy Rights     © 2017 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. 7950 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, VA 22108