I Saw Veep Al Gore speak to about 6,000 attendees at the Society of Human Resources Management Conference (SHRM). I was a bit diappointed in Vice President Gore’s speech – he never seemed to dive in deep and he never seemed to connect with the HR professionals. It was clear he was struggling to teach concepts [...]
Archive for June, 2010
Vice President William King Didn’t Have Long
Vice President William King was elected and he served somewhere north of one month, that all seems a bit cruel. That is what happened to our 13th Vice President of the United States from Alabama–William King. Elected with Franklin Pierce, he served from March 4, 1853 to April 18, 1853. King left for Cuba and died [...]
Hannibal Hamlin Missed His Mark
At VicePresidents.com (www.VicePresidents.com) we can’t get enough of Hannibal Hamlin, probably because there is so little written about Hannibal Hamlin. The truth is some players are bigger during their time than after, and their legacy is assumed to be larger while they are alive than after they die. We can’t get our arms around Hannibal [...]
The Irony Of Being Tossed
Vice Presidents have a habit of wanting the big job even when it seems they will not get it. And sometimes they just miss being part of it. Two missed opportunities come to mind. First, Hannibal Hamlin, who served four years with President Lincoln, was dropped in 1864. In 1865, Lincoln was assassinated, and Andrew Johnson [...]
