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.

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Download or read book Vice Presidents of the United States 1789 1993 written by Mark O. Hatfield and published by . This book was released on 2001-06-01 with total page 596 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.

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Download or read book The Presidents First Ladies and Vice Presidents written by Daniel C. Diller and published by CQ-Roll Call Group Books. This book was released on 1997 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compendium of biographies of those who have served as America's president, vice president and first lady. The biographies of the presidents are detailed and feature three-quarter length portraits. First ladies and vice presidents receive shorter biographies, each including a portrait.

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Download or read book Presidents First Ladies and Vice Presidents White House Biographies 1789 2005 written by Daniel Diller and published by . This book was released on 2005-01-20 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a collection of brief biographical sketches of every U.S. president, vice president, and first lady in the White House, from 1789-2005, featuring information on the private life of these public figures.

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Download or read book The Presidents First Ladies and Vice Presidents written by Deborah Kalb and published by CQ Press. This book was released on 2009-02-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The quadrennial edition of this engaging and informative guide highlights the private and public lives of the most celebrated figures in U.S. politics and is now updated to include the results of the 2008 presidential election of Barack Obama. Written in a straightforward style that will appeal to everyone from high school students to presidential historians, this resource includes biographies and photos of every president, vice president, and first lady. The biographies take a closer look at the personal dimensions of these public figures, including information on their early and post-term lives as well as noteworthy events that occurred while in office. Supplemental essays explore the daily life of the president from meetings in the Oval Office to leisurely activities and entertaining at the White House. The significant updates to this new edition include the following: Updated information on Former President George W. Bush, Former Vice President Dick Cheney, Former President Bill Clinton, and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. New, original biographies of President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, and First Lady Michelle Obama. Summary of the 2008 presidential election and its racial and gender ramifications. In addition to these updates, this resource continues to offer classic reference composition. A detailed index helps readers easily trace names, places, and events from the early days of the presidency to the present. Short introductions for every position plus photos with each biographical entry help you visualize the White House and those who have inhabited it. Whether you use it as a quick look-up reference guide, as a first stop in a research project, or simply as a source to explore the backgrounds and lifestyles of these key U.S. public figures, this is an essential introductory reference work for all school, university, and public library collections.

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Download or read book The American Vice Presidency written by Jody C Baumgartner and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-04-23 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is quite possible that no elected office has been more historically maligned than the vice presidency of the United States. From the beginning of American politics the office has been the object of ridicule by scholars, pundits, humorists, citizens, and even vice presidents themselves. The perception among many is that institution and its occupants are at best irrelevant. Recent history would suggest otherwise, but as it stands no book exists that takes a detailed look at the new, impactful vice presidency that’s been forged since Clinton/Gore took office. The American Vice Presidency fills an important hole in the literature available to those interested in the modern vice presidency. Concise yet comprehensive, this book is the fullest and most accurate examination of the office to date, covering the origins and constitutional roots of the institution, its history, and the slow transformation of the office starting in the mid-twentieth century. Jody C Baumgartner and Thomas F. Crumblin highlight major changes in vice presidential selection as well as the new and various roles that vice presidents are being asked to play in their administrations. The book emphasizes the increasingly substantive Vice Presidencies of Gore, Cheney, and Biden and both informs and spurs the debate surrounding what form and role the Vice Presidency will take on moving forward.

Download or read book The American Vice Presidency Reconsidered written by Jody C. Baumgartner and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2006-07-30 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since 1960 the office of the vice presidency of the United States has evolved into a fundamentally different institution than the one the founders envisioned, attracting better-qualified aspirants who may be called upon to perform a variety of important tasks. This book offers a corrective to the overwhelmingly negative view that Americans have had of their vice presidents by demonstrating how the role has changed over time. In addition, Baumgartner examines those who were candidates for vice president but who were not elected. The book is organized thematically according to the career path of the vice president, from the selection process through campaign and nomination to election, service in office, and post-White House contributions. John Adams famously called the vice presidency, the most insignificant office that ever the invention of man contrived or his imagination conceived. Harry Truman called it, about as useful as a cow's fifth teat. How things have changed in a world where many consider Vice President Dick Cheney the most powerful figure in the current administration. Since 1960 the office of the vice presidency of the United States has evolved into a fundamentally different institution than the one the founders envisioned, attracting better-qualified aspirants who may be called upon to perform a variety of important tasks. No longer a ceremonial figurehead or legislative drudge, the vice president today consults closely with the president and plays an important role in executive decisions. Those who are chosen as running mates are examined more thoroughly than ever before, not merely for the boost they might give the presidential candidate in the general election, but also for the kind of president they might be if fate called upon them to serve. In a book that is as readable as it is fascinating, Baumgartner offers a corrective to the overwhelmingly negative view Americans have had of their vice presidents by demonstrating how the role has changed over time. Setting the stage with a visit to the Constitutional Convention and a brief look at pre-modern vice presidents, he examines the 19 men and one woman who have been vice presidents or candidates for the office since 1960. His insightful book is organized thematically according to the career path of the vice president-from the selection process through the campaign and nomination to election, service in office, and post-White House contributions.

Download or read book The American Vice Presidency written by Jules Witcover and published by Smithsonian Institution. This book was released on 2014-10-07 with total page 593 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The American Vice Presidency is an all-inclusive examination of the vice presidency throughout American history. Acclaimed political journalist and author Jules Witcover chronicles each of the 47 vice presidents, including their personal biographies and their achievements--or lack thereof--during their vice presidential tenures. He explores how the roles and responsibilities were first subject to the whims of the presidents under whom they served, but came in time to be expanded by enlightened chief executives and the initiatives of the vice presidents themselves. Constitutionally assigned only to preside over the Senate as they stand by to fill a presidential vacancy, early vice presidents were left to languish in irrelevance and ineffectiveness; only in recent decades have vice presidents received--or taken--more power. In particular, Walter Mondale, Al Gore, Dick Cheney, and Joe Biden have undertaken greater and more significant responsibilities. Witcover reports the political maneuvering and manipulation that transformed the vice presidency from mere consolation prize to de facto assistant presidency. The American Vice Presidency, an insightful, revealing look at this oft-dismissed office, is a must-have for lovers of behind-the-scenes political history.