Wilmington: Joe Biden got his first look as president-elect at the President’s Daily Brief, a top secret summary of US intelligence and world events.
Biden has already had eyes on different iterations of the so-called PDB, which is tailored to the way each president likes to absorb information.
More than a decade ago, Biden read President George W Bush’s PDB during Biden’s transition into the vice presidency.
After that, he read President Barack Obama’s PDB for eight years.
Now, after a four-year break, he’s reading President Donald Trump’s PDB.
The briefers almost certainly will be asking Biden what he prefers in terms of format and style, said David Priess, author of The President’s Book of Secrets, a history of the PDB.
At a minimum, they’re seeing what seems to resonate most with him so that when they make the book his book, they can tailor it to him.