In 1972, Joe Biden received the call that his wife and daughter had passed away in a car accident, and the president has spoken about how it has affected him at length. Joe Biden married his first wife in 1966 at the age of 23. He and Neilia met three years prior in 193 while they were both studying at Syracuse University. Despite graduating 76th of 85 in his class, he was ambitious and responded “president” when Neilia’s mom asked what his career intentions were. However, despite the couple graduating, having a successful start in life, and starting a family, heartbreak arrived in 1972 when h…