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John Nance Garner once colorfully described the office of vice president of the United States as not worth "a pitcher of warm piss," and no doubt many of the 45 men elected to it would agree. Though it is the second highest elective office in the United States, there is but one constitutional duty: to preside over the Senate. Historically, vice presidents have often been relegated to attending state funerals and heading mostly ceremonial committees. Unless, of course, the president dies or resigns; they are then thrust into the presidency, often with little or no preparation.
From John Adams to Albert Gore, Jr., this reference work provides biographies of 45 vice presidents of the United States. Despite the fact that many think of the office as a stepping stone to the White House, only 14 have actually served as president. Outside the public spotlight, many vice presidents led fascinating lives and served their country with distinction, though little has been written about them. The biographies herein focus on their work as vice president, their relationship with the president under whom they served, and their role in the White house. Their lives after the end of their terms are also examined fully. A bibliography follows each biography.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface viii
1. John Adams
2. Thomas Jefferson
3. Aaron Burr
4. George Clinton
5. Elbridge Gerry
6. Daniel D. Tompkins
7. John Caldwell Calhoun
8. Martin Van Buren
9. Richard Mentor Johnson
10. John Tyler
11. George Mifflin Dallas
12. Millard Filmore
13. William Rufus Devane King
14. John Cabell Breckinridge
15. Hannibal Hamlin
16. Andrew Jackson Johnson
17. Schuyler Colfax
18. Henry Wilson
19. William Almon Wheeler
20. Chester Alan Arthur
21. Thomas Andrews Hendricks
22. Levi Parsons Morton
23. Adlai Ewing Stevenson
24. Garret Augustus Hobart
25. Theodore Roosevelt
26. Charles Warren Fairbanks
27. James Schoolcraft Sherman
28. Thomas Riley Marshall
29. Calvin Coolridge
30. Charles Gates Dawes
31. Charles Curtis
32. John Nance Garner
33. Henry Agard Wallace
34. Harry S Truman
35. Alben William Barkley
36. Richard Milhous Nixon
37. Lyndon Baines Johnson
38. Hubert Horatio Humphrey
39. Spiro Theodore Agnew
40. Gerald Rudolph Ford
41. Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller
42. Walter Mondale
43. George Herbert Walker Bush
44. James Danforth Quayle
45. Albert Gore, Jr.
General Bibliography
Index
