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Joe Biden
First president to hold the office over the age of 78.
First president to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom prior to taking office.
First president to have a sign language interpreter participate in the White House press briefings on a daily basis.
First president to formally recognize the Armenian genocide.
First president to formally recognize Indigenous Peoples' Day.
First president to win over 80 million votes in an election (in 2020).
First president to attend the Maccabiah Games.
First president to turn 80 while in office.
First president to meet with two British monarchs while in office (Queen Elizabeth II and King Charles III).
First president to travel to an active conflict zone not controlled by the American military (Ukraine).
First president to join a picket line while in office.
First president to have one of his children convicted in a criminal trial while in office.
First president to suspend their reelection campaign after winning their party’s primary.
Further information: Cabinet of Joe Biden
First president to serve with a female, Black, and Asian-American vice president (Kamala Harris).
First president to appoint an openly gay person confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve in a cabinet position (Pete Buttigieg, as Secretary of Transportation).
First president to appoint a Native American as a Cabinet Secretary (Deb Haaland, as Secretary of the Interior).
First president to appoint an openly transgender federal official confirmed by the Senate (Rachel Levine, as Assistant Secretary for Health).
First president to have the National Security Council include an official dedicated to climate change (John Kerry, as U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate).
First president to have a national climate advisor (Gina McCarthy).
First president to appoint a Muslim American as a federal judge (Zahid Quraishi).
First president to appoint a Black woman to the Supreme Court (Ketanji Brown Jackson)
