Vice Presidents of the U.S. 1789-1993

Download or read book Vice Presidents of the U.S. 1789-1993 written by Mark O. Hatfield and published by . This book was released on 1997-04 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Holding the least understood and most often ignored constitutional office in the federal government, American vice presidents have included some remarkable individuals. The men who served as vice president of the U.S. varied greatly in their talents and aptitude for the post. What they generally had in common was political ambition and experience in public office. This book tells the stories of these diverse individuals and hence the development of the vice presidency itself. It includes a lengthy introduction to the office of vice president; an illustrated chapter on each vice president in chronological order; an appendix listing major party presidential and vice-presidential candidates, 1788-1992; and a bibliography.