The helicopter was used to fly Murphy from N.J. to an airport outside Baltimore the day before Biden’s inauguration and returned the following day to a landing spot near his Middletown home.
WASHINGTON – For the first time in history, two women sat behind a president during an address to a joint session of Congress.
The historic image during Joe Biden s speech Wednesday is 245 years in the making since the nation s founding. Madam Speaker, Madam Vice President, Biden said as he took the podium. No president has ever said those words from this podium and it s about time.
For the first time, both of those positions are now held by women: Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
American presidents are flanked by the speaker of the House and the vice president during such high-profile speeches, each sitting behind and on either side of the commander in chief during the prime time address.
It s about time : With Kamala Harris and Nancy Pelosi, women share the dais for the first time Savannah Behrmann and Chelsey Cox, USA TODAY
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WASHINGTON – For the first time in history, two women sat behind a president during an address to a joint session of Congress.
The historic image during Joe Biden s speech Wednesday is 245 years in the making since the nation s founding. Madam Speaker, Madam Vice President, Biden said as he took the podium. No president has ever said those words from this podium and it s about time.