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The American vice presidency : from the shadow to the spotlight / Jody C. Baumgartner with Thomas F. Crumblin.

Author/creator Baumgartner, Jody C., 1958-
Other author/creatorCrumblin, Thomas F.
Format Book and Print
Publication Info Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2015]
Descriptionix, 223 pages ; 24 cm
Subject(s)
Contents Introduction: the vice presidency -- Origins: the Constitutional Convention and pre-Twelfth Amendment vice presidents -- The traditional era: nineteenth-century vice presidents -- Setting the stage: transitional-era vice presidents -- The rise of the modern vice presidency -- Vice presidents in the modern age -- Al Gore and the Gore-Clinton partnership -- Dick Cheney: George W. Bush's loyal lieutenant -- Joe Biden: Barack Obama's handyman -- Making sense of it all: the future of the vice presidency.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2014048215
ISBN9781442228894 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN144222889X (cloth : alk. paper)

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