SENATOR BIDEN’S SCHEDULE SATURDAY, MAY 3, 2008

PERSONAL

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REGRETS IN DELAWARE

7:30 AM Comcast - Comcast Cares Day Kickoff - Frawley Stadium

- Wilmington

9:00 AM Kent County Tourism/City of Dover - Old Dover Days - Dover

9:00 AM Town of South Bethany - Grand Opening of New Town

Hall & Police Station - 402 Evergreen Rd. - South Bethany
- DAN TO ATTEND

10:00 AM National Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Delaware - 6th

Annual Walk - Dravo Plaza - Wilmington

12:00 Noon Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 83 - Delaware

Hometown Heroes Banner Program - Legislative Hall,
East Side - Dover - CHARONDA TO ATTEND

1:00 PM Delaware Correctional Center - Garden of Remembrance

Memorial Service - Smyrna

2:00 PM Archmere Academy - Model UN Forum - 3600 Philadelphia

Pike - Claymont

3:00 PM Kelly-Heinz Grundner Tumor Foundation - 1st Annual

Awareness Walk - Dravo Plaza - Wilmington - JILL TO ATTEND

4:30 PM Jenn Kelley - Graduation Party for Terence Kelley - Iron

Hill Brewery - Wilmington - JILL TO ATTEND

6:00 PM 17th Annual First State Gridiron Dinner & Show - Chase Center
Cocktails on the Riverfront - Wilmington - BLACK TIE - JOHN TO ATTEND
7:00 PM
Dinner
8:00 PM
Program

6:00 PM Friends of Erin Brennan - Benefit Dinner - Minquas Fire Hall -

Newport - BEVERLY TO ATTEND - CUFF LINKS, BOOK &
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ACCUSATIONS

Eva Murry Wrote On Facebook That She Met Biden At The 2008 First State Gridiron Dinner With Her Aunt,
Christine O’Donnell, And Claimed Biden Told Murry “You’re Very Well Endowed For [Sic] 14 Year Old.” ​[Eva
Murry, Facebook, accessed ​5/1/20​]

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THE​ M 3 ​GRIDIRON​ ​DINNER​ WAS WITHIN ​THE​ ​WEEK​ ​LONG​ ​TIME​ ​FRAME​ ​THAT​ ​BIDEN​ ​PLANNED​ ​TO​ ​BE​ ​OUT​ ​OF​ ​WORK
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4/29/08: Joe Biden Had Outpatient Surgery On His Sinuses ​And Said He Would Be Out For A Week Of Work.​ “Sen.
Joseph Biden, D-Del., will have outpatient surgery today on his sinuses and to repair a deviated septum, his office said.
During Monday's Jefferson-Jackson-Bailey dinner in Connecticut, he described the procedure as small. He said he would
be out of work for a week.” [National Journal’s Congress Daily, 4/29/08]
5/4/08: Biden, 65 Is Back Home After Having Surgery Tuesday In Philadelphia To Deal With Significant Sinus
Issues Including A Deviated Septum. ​[The News Journal, 5/4/08]
​ uesday was April 29
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Gridiron Dinner Secretary Cathy Klocko Said The 2008 Event Occurred On May 3. ​“According to Gridiron Dinner
Secretary Cathy Klocko, the roast is held the first Saturday of every May, which would place the 2008 event on May 3 of
that year.” [Law&Crime, ​5/1/20​]
 J. Brian Murphy
1014 North Rodney Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19806
murphyassociate@aol.com (302) 593-0752

May 2, 2020

To whom it may concern:

I am writing as the former Vice-President of the First State Gridiron Dinner. This statement is
regarding the attendance of former Senator Joe Biden at the 2008 Dinner held on May 3, 2008
at the Chase Center on the Riverfront in Wilmington, Delaware.

After reviewing my files of the dinner which included attendees and the show itself, I can
conclusively say, Senator Biden was not at the dinner. The annual dinner is attended annually by
300 to 400 elected officials and prominent Delawareans. The year 2008 is particularly
noteworthy because it is the only year where the Senator agreed to appear in a video, which was
a spoof of Meet the Press. It was taped earlier that week. It was our hope the Senator would
attend the dinner to see the video, but he sent regrets. Had he been there, myself as well as
others would have known and in fact, I would have acknowledged him from the stage.

Senator Biden was not at the Gridiron Dinner in May of 2008.

Sincerely,

J. Brian Murphy