the bidens would have a family compound in wilmington, delaware. >> joe biden was always fascinated by the kennedy mystique. he really saw himself as a natural heir to that tdition. un i'm joe biden and i'm a candidate for thed states senate. politicians have done such a jon he people that the people don't believe them anymore, and i'd like a shot at changing that. >> narrator: but wilmington was no hyannis port. >> we, the bidens, we had no money. we had no power or influence.we idn't know anybody who was a big name who could help us. >> hi, h are you? >> hi, how are you? >> joe biden's my name... >> narrator: like the crisis over his stutter, his polical start was a struggle. behind in the polls, facing a powerful opponent: united states senator cale boggs, an ally of president richard nixon. >> joe biden asked me about getting involved in his campaign. i started off by telling him that "there's no way you can