The Obama Diary

On a 8th field trip to DC, we had a Q&A with @VP Joe Biden. I got this letter a week later. It still inspires me. pic.twitter.com/3YHcguj2Bo

— Branden Brooks, Esq. (スキップ) (@SkipBrooks9) July 1, 2015

.@SkipBrooks9 And it's still true today, my friend. Treat everyone with respect and you will be respected yourself.

— VP Biden (Archived) (@VP44) July 1, 2015

@VP Took your advice to heart and years later Beau swore me in as a prosecutor. pic.twitter.com/jVUEcU54GW

— Branden Brooks, Esq. (スキップ) (@SkipBrooks9) July 1, 2015

Afterwards @VP Biden pulled me aside saying that he used to stutter as a kid and that he never let it interfere with his life goals. 1/3

— Branden Brooks, Esq. (スキップ) (@SkipBrooks9) July 1, 2015

.@vp added that he would purposely seek public speaking opportunities (such as acting in plays) to force himself to speak in public. 2/3

— Branden Brooks, Esq. (スキップ) (@SkipBrooks9) July 1, 2015

.@vp Biden said that I have something important to say and others will wait to hear it. This moment changed everything for me. 3/3

— Branden Brooks, Esq. (スキップ) (@SkipBrooks9) July 1, 2015

.@JoeBiden Helped This Man Get Over His Stutter -Then Beau Biden Helped Him Realize His Dreams http://t.co/tRXZThtitI pic.twitter.com/zA2lsfWG9X

— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) July 1, 2015

How Joe Biden helped a man with a childhood stutter overcome his fears http://t.co/bhodPOZxVD

— TIME (@TIME) July 2, 2015

Joe Biden's inspiring note to a boy with a stutter in 1994 http://t.co/vNk2ZLw3uA pic.twitter.com/4gcsJH2ERy

— Slate (@Slate) July 2, 2015

@_campbell_36 @VP I have a stutter too and reading these tweets bring tears to my eyes. Thank you.

— Lauren 🍁⛄🌸🌴 (@Lauren13992) July 4, 2015

@_campbell_36 @VP Our Joe is just the Best! Happy 4th Mr. VP!

— George K. (@geo1de) July 4, 2015