November has seen the most vice president deaths: Elbridge Gerry – 11/24/1814 Richard Johnson – 11/19/1850 Henry Wilson – 11/22/1875 Chester Arthur – 11/18/1886 Thomas Hendricks – 11/25/1885 Garret Hobart – 11/21/1899 John Nance Garner – 11/7/1967 Henry Wallace – 11/18/1965 Share on Facebook Tweet Like!0 November has seen the most vice president deaths: Elbridge [...]
Archive for November, 2010
Joe Biden Continues a 34-Year Tradition
Joe Biden will continue his 34-year tradition of spending Thanksgivings at rental homes in Nantucket. The Vice President is known for making sudden appearances around town to talk with the local people. While he arrived late Tuesday night, there’s been no sightings yet and no word on what Joe will be up to. Let’s take [...]
What Does It Take To Be #2?
Here you’ll find the official (and unofficial) qualifications to be the vice president. You’ll even learn some vice presidential trivia along the way.
If At First You Don’t Succeed, Try Try Again
It never feels good to lose, but that feeling is compounded when you’ve already set your sights rather low. In 1836, John Tyler failed in his campaign to become the vice presidential nominee. Franklin D. Roosevelt also lost his bid to become the VP nominee in 1920. However, those shadow dwellers we know and love [...]
Advice from Joe Biden
Joe Biden reportedly had sound advice for Senator-elect Chris Coons of Delaware… “Make it as physically uncomfortable as possible to spend the night. Don’t get a nice place, don’t get a nice room. Get a cot in the office or rent something small and cramped and unpleasant because there will always be pressures to stay. [...]
Where Do All The VPs Go?
Have you ever wondered what happens to the vice presidents after they leave office? At one time, it seemed the #2 spot was a useless figurehead post that even the vice presidents themselves mocked. Later, as the president’s right hand man began to assume more responsibility, pundits wondered if the VPs aspired to something greater. [...]
So Where Are The Vice Presidents From?
New York State is the ideal location to live the vice presidential lifestyle. George Clinton came from a rural community near Poughkeepsie called Little Britain. Aaron Burr was technically born in Newark, but he was living in Staten Island at the time of his candidacy. Daniel Tompkins was born in Fox Meadow, near Scarsdale, and [...]
