is about to have a lot more free time. He need look no further than for ideas on what to put on his retirement to-do list.

At age 82, Biden is . In a recent interview with USA Today, he acknowledged uncertainty about his future stamina, saying, B次元官网网址淲ho knows what IB次元官网网址檓 going to be when IB次元官网网址檓 86 years old?B次元官网网址�

But his age isnB次元官网网址檛 remarkable for former presidents, nine of whom lived past 90. They include George H.W. Bush, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, John Adams, Herbert Hoover and Jimmy Carter, .

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Try to bolster his place in history

Unlike his presidential predecessor-turned-successor, , Biden almost certainly wonB次元官网网址檛 try a political comeback.

The Democrat has said little publicly about his post-Oval Office plans. Those who have long known him say itB次元官网网址檚 not something heB次元官网网址檚 discussed much beyond a tight circle of close aides.

Some modern former presidents have collected large fees for post-White House speaking engagements. Biden, who was plagued most of his term by , could use such appearances to try to bolster and future popularity. He told USA Today that he wanted his legacy to be having worked B次元官网网址渢o restore the economy and reestablish AmericaB次元官网网址檚 leadership in the world.B次元官网网址�

The good news for Biden is that presidents often see their popularity improve after leaving office.

Republican George W. Bush was unpopular at the end of his term amid the Iraq War and the financial crisis. But he became more favorably viewed in subsequent years, despite keeping a low public profile while . Trump was similarly dogged by low approval ratings throughout his first term, but won back the White House in November.

Fundraise and plan for a presidential library

A priority for Biden is likely to be fundraising and beginning work on plans for his presidential library. It probably would be in BidenB次元官网网址檚 home state of Delaware, where he was a senator for 36 years and spent many weekends while president.

Officials have already enlisted at least one Biden administration ambassador to help with fundraising. A model can be the Barack Obama Presidential Center, a 19.3-acre (0.08-square-kilometer) library and museum in Chicago. , with completion expected in 2026.

Sort through keepsakes B次元官网网址� carefully

Biden can be something of a pack rat, aides say, and may want to hang on to memorabilia from his White House years. He needs to proceed with caution.

Federal elected officials are required to relinquish official documents and classified materials when they leave office. BidenB次元官网网址檚 personal lawyers have been working on careful document management since even before at the in Washington and in BidenB次元官网网址檚 Delaware garage.

Those discoveries followed an in 2022 on TrumpB次元官网网址檚 Florida club, part of a that was scrapped after he won back the White House. In BidenB次元官网网址檚 case, special counsel later released a report impugning the presidentB次元官网网址檚 age and mental competence but didnB次元官网网址檛 seek criminal charges over mishandled documents.

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Write another memoir B次元官网网址� also carefully

Biden hasnB次元官网网址檛 expressed much interest, those close to him say, in writing another book. HeB次元官网网址檚 written two memoirs, B次元官网网址淧romises to KeepB次元官网网址� published in 2007, and B次元官网网址淧romise Me, Dad,B次元官网网址� released in 2017.

He might eventually opt to work on a third, though, to help cement his aforementioned legacy. Again, he would need to proceed with caution.

Hur accused Biden of being sloppy about sharing classified information with , who worked on BidenB次元官网网址檚 first two books. The special counsel considered charging Zwonitzer with obstruction of justice because the ghostwriter destroyed recordings of interviews he conducted with Biden while they worked on his second memoir.

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Revel in the ex-presidentB次元官网网址檚 club

A longtime enthusiast of political tradition, Biden could well embrace membership in the . The former commanders in chief from time to time pose for pictures and pat one another on the back while milling around at historic events B次元官网网址� and sit together at VIP funerals.

Former presidents also sometimes take on special projects together such as during the or raising money after natural disasters. They rarely criticize one another and tend to offer even fewer harsh words about current White House occupants.

This will be a chance for Biden to again differentiate himself from Trump, who showed little interest in spending time with former presidents after losing his 2020 reelection bid. That was similar to how he shunned typical post-presidency endeavors like working on building a presidential library, instead concentrating on his 2024 campaign.

Biden already convened his own former presidents club of sorts while still in office: He prepared for his State of the Union address last March by holding .

Morgan Freeman, Tony Goldwyn, Geena Davis and Michael Douglas offered advice and encouragement, as did Bill Pullman, who played President Thomas J. Whitmore in B次元官网网址淚ndependence Day.B次元官网网址� Pullman seized on BidenB次元官网网址檚 ever-present optimism in his public comments to predict, B次元官网网址淧eople, when they look at all that youB次元官网网址檝e managed to do, theyB次元官网网址檙e gonna remember. Time will remember, always, your words.B次元官网网址�

Try his hand at show business?

Speaking of celebrities, Biden has floated the idea of more glitzy post-presidential pursuits.

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When Jessica Alba helped celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at the White House a few weeks later, Biden joked that he might soon need the starB次元官网网址檚 business connections to help find work, saying, B次元官网网址淛essica, if IB次元官网网址檓 really good, maybe you can get me a job?B次元官网网址�

He offered a similar joke at a December event for , telling Robert De Niro, B次元官网网址淚f I get in trouble, IB次元官网网址檓 coming to you, pal.B次元官网网址�

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