Doubtless to say, the outgoing president has served a memorable single term, what with his responses to global conflicts, the covid pandemic, and the intense scrutiny he’s attracted over his mental fitness.
But Mr Biden, 82, insists he’s “not going away” or entering into a slow retirement just yet. So what could be in store for the outgoing president as he and his wife Jill prepare to depart from the White House? And where will they live?
Here are a few ideas of what he might get up to…
The president has not elaborated on plans for life beyond his tenure spent in the White House, but has hinted he would like to continue working on foreign and domestic policy.
“Although I’m leaving, you’re stuck with me, I’m not going away,” Biden told The View in September.
“Because there are so many other things I want to do in terms of the Biden Institute Penn on foreign policy [and] the Biden Institute in Delaware on domestic policy to keep the things going that we started, and I think we can get it done,” he said.
The Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement, of the University of Pennsylvania, is a thinktank named after Biden, located in Washington, DC.
After leaving his role as vice president in 2017, Mr Biden used the institute as his main office in DC, and later, in 2022, a cache of classified documents were found there, prompting an investigation.
Fundraise for a presidential library
Mr Biden is expected to fundraise for his presidential library, a facility usually created in honour of a former president. It would most likely be located in the outgoing president’s home state of Delaware.
Officials have reportedly enlisted at least one Biden administration ambassador to help with fundraising.
Plans for the project follow work starting three years ago on the Barack Obama Presidential Center, library and museum in Chicago. Work is expected to be completed by 2026.
Join the ex-presidents’ club
A long-time enthusiast of political tradition, Mr Biden could well embrace membership in the ex-presidents’ club, comprising a whole host of former commanders-in-chief.
Generally, they meet at historical events, inaugurations and sit together at VIP funerals.
Former presidents also sometimes take on special projects together, such as promoting vaccines during the Covid-19 pandemic or raising money after natural disasters.
It looks as though Mr Biden could receive a warm welcome into the club, as positive exchanges have previously been made between himself and former presidents. Barack Obama, George W Bush and Bill Clinton recorded a video ahead of his 2021 inauguration, praising peaceful presidential succession as a core of American democracy.
Where will Joe Biden live?
When he leaves the White House in a matter of days, Mr Biden is likely to head to Delaware, to his and the First Lady’s homes in Wilmington and Rehoboth Beach.
The pair are expected to spend more time with their children, grandchildren, and now great-grandchild.