Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/beau-biden-nominates-his-father-for-vice-president-at-dnc Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Transcript Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden officially nominated his father, Joe Biden -- whom he also attributed as his 'hero' -- for vice president of the United States at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday. As the delegates unanimously approved the nomination, Joe Biden began to tear up. Read the Full Transcript Notice: Transcripts are machine and human generated and lightly edited for accuracy. They may contain errors.