The White House vice presidency : the path to significance, Mondale to Biden /

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"I am nothing, but I may be everything," John Adams, the first vice president, wrote of his office. And for most of American history, the "nothing" part of Adams's formulation accurately captured the importance of the vice presidency, at least as long as the president had a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Goldstein, Joel K. (Joel Kramer), 1953- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, 2016.
Temas:
Since 1900
Vice-presidents > United States > Biography.
Vice-presidents > United States > History > 21st century.
Vice-presidents > United States > History > 20th century.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > History & Theory.
Politics and government
Vice-presidents
United States > Politics and government > 1989-
United States > Politics and government > 1981-1989.
United States > Politics and government > 1977-1981.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1989-
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1981-1989.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1977-1981.
United States
Biographies
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • The vice presidency through history
  • Laying the foundation
  • The Mondale model: creating the vision
  • Implementing the Mondale model
  • Why it worked
  • The White House vice presidency: Bush to Gore
  • The triumph of the vice presidency: Cheney to Biden
  • Determinants of vice-presidential role: Bush to Biden and beyond
  • The vice-presidential selection process
  • Criteria for selection
  • Vice-presidential campaigns
  • The vice president as successor
  • The political future of vice presidents
  • The problems with the vice presidency
  • Conclusion.

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