The American vice presidency reconsidered / Jody C. Baumgartner
- Bib ID:
- 3790564
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Baumgartner, Jody C., 1958-
- Description:
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- Westport, Conn. : Praeger ; Oxford : Harcourt Education [distributor], 2006
- x, 184 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- ISBN:
- 0275988902
- Summary:
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"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 decision."
"Jody C. 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 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."--BOOK JACKET.
- Full contents:
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- Ch. 1. Introduction : the American vice presidency reconsidered
- Ch. 2. Afterthought? : the premodern vice presidency
- Ch. 3. Where they've been and what they've done : the background and experience of vice presidential candidates
- Ch. 4. Securing the second plot : the vice presidential nomination
- Ch. 5. The road to number one observatory circle : the campaign
- Ch. 6. What do they do? : vice presidents in office
- Ch. 7. What next? : life after near-greatness.
- Notes:
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- Formerly CIP.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-176) and index.
- Subject:
- Copyright:
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