"Once there were two brothers. One went to sea and the other became
Vice President. Neither was heard from again." Vice President
Marshall's humorous remark about the Vice-Presidency reflects the
neglect the office has been given. Yet, as "a heartbeat away" from
the Presidency, the office is the key to smooth transitions. With
the growth of the "modern Presidency" the Vice President's role has
also grown.
This work is a generic work on the office. It follows a thematic,
rather than a biographical approach and includes such topics as
considerations in selecting a vice-presidential running mate; the
evolving role of the office; the Vice President's role as
administration spokesperson; the VP's relationship to presidential
staff; the importance of both presidential and vice-presidential
personality in defining the role of a particular Vice-President;
the question of whether the Vice Presidency is a stepping stone or
stumbling block to election to the Presidency.
The work also compares the three instances of succession (Truman;
Johnson; Ford) during the time frame under study, pointing out that
a Vice President has a one in five chance of moving into the
Presidency via succession. Included, too, is a succinct discussion
of the Twenty-Fifth Amendment, a delineation of both the Vice
President's role during presidential disability as well as the
process for filling vacancies in the Vice Presidency.
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