Joe Biden and me

Even Australian students can get unprecedented access to America's most senior politicians when Iowa becomes the epicentre of the political universe.

Joe Biden takes a selfie with Australian student William Davis and others in the group.

William Davis

Jan 15, 2021 – 9.26am

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Joe Biden was at his lowest ebb when we met almost exactly one year ago. And I was very, very cold. His lifelong presidential ambitions looked to be slipping away for a third time, as he tried to breathe life back into a wounded bid for the Democratic nomination.

If the pressure was getting to him, however, he didn’t let it show.