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Thursday, November 15th, 2012 at 7:00am

How Many Two-Term VP’s Were There?

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How many U.S. Vice Presidents served two full terms? How many were elected for two full terms, but departed early?

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Wednesday, November 7th, 2012 at 9:00am

Historic Richard Nixon Political Cartoon

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Check out Bruce Russell’s historic 1960 political cartoon of Richard Nixon (who served as 36th VP — from 1953 to 1961 — under Dwight D. Eisenhower).

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Tuesday, July 31st, 2012 at 5:04am

Trivia Question

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Q: Which Vice President’s grandson first coined the word “Veep” as a nickname for the Second-In-Command? A: Alben Barkley (1949-1953, under Harry S. Truman). Barkley’s young grandson, Stephen M. Truitt suggested “Veep” as an easier address rather than the overly stuffy “Mr. Vice President.” Barkley recalled this story at a press conference, the newspapers printed [...]

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