The American Vice Presidency: From the Shadow to the Spotlight

by Jody C. Baumgartner

It is quite possible that no elected office has been more historically maligned than the vice presidency of the United States. From the beginning of American politics the office has been the object of ridicule by scholars, pundits, humorists, citizens, and even vice presidents themselves. The perception among many is that institution and its occupants are at best irrelevant. Recent history would suggest otherwise, but as it stands no book exists that...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 144222889X
• ISBN13: 9781442228894
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.3"