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Happy President’s Day, Joe Biden

Dr. Munr Kazmir
6 min readFeb 15, 2021

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A look back at the first weeks of the Biden Administration.

President Joe Biden, joined by First Lady Dr. Jill Biden and their children Ashley Biden and Hunter Biden, takes the oath of office as President of the United States Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy)

Since the inauguration of newly-elected U.S. President Joe Biden, a surge of activity has taken place inside the White House.

Thanks to official White House photographers, whose job it is to document history in the making, a look behind the scenes is but a click away.

President-elect Joe Biden, Dr. Jill Biden, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and Mr. Doug Emhoff arrive at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, prior to the 59th Presidential Inauguration. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)

A chronological glimpse into the first weeks of the Biden presidency reveals a new First Family setting nicely into the People’s House and readjusting to White House life.

One of the first things President Joe Biden did was sign a flurry of executive orders on a variety of pressing issues including immigration, the pandemic, climate change, equality and the economy.

President Joe Biden signs one of the 17 Executive Orders he signed on Inauguration Day Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in the Oval Office of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)

While getting up to speed on national security, vaccine distribution, the economic challenges caused by COVID-19 shut-downs, and many other issues, President Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and their staff members moved immediately to address the nation’s most…

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