WASHINGTON — Barack Obama did not think Joseph R. Biden Jr. should run for president — he hardly needed to say it out loud for aides to understand that. The trick that summer of 2015 was finding a way to nudge Mr. Biden to stay out of the race without looking as if he was nudging Mr. Biden to stay out of the race.
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(FILES) In this file photo taken on Oct. 15, 2015, US Vice President Joe R. Biden (R) jokes with US President Barack Obama during an event to mark the 25th Anniversary of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC.
