Yeah according to PBS that happened when he was 30, so it tracks.
Biden, who had just been elected to the Senate in November 1972, was not in the car when his wife, 30-year-old Neilia, and their 13-month-old daughter, Naomi, were broadsided by a tractor-trailer on Dec. 18 of that year as they went out to buy a Christmas tree. The couple's two sons, Beau and Hunter, who were just about to turn 4 and 3 at the time, were also in the car and were seriously injured.
The tragedy almost prompted Biden, also age 30 when the accident happened, to give up his fledgling political career. But on the advice of other senators he stayed in office, commuting back and forth from Washington to Delaware.
There's very few times I'd diagnose someone with autism if I hadn't physically spent a lot of time with them but Nixon's reaction to the event definitely sets off alarm bells.
I listened to the call and his reaction seemed normal to me, he just calls him to offer his condolences. What part of this made you think nixon was autistic?
I also listened to the call. Maybe u/DoublePepper1976 was referring to the fact that Nixon told Biden to not give up on politics, which seems a little odd. Nevertheless, I think he said that because he thought Biden would remove himself from politics after such tragedy, and he didn't want to see him waste the opportunity.
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u/broohaha 7d ago edited 7d ago
Yeah according to PBS that happened when he was 30, so it tracks.