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Great Men Don't Want It Not Always Thus
A longpiece about the history and appeal of the vice presidency in U.S. politics, tracing figures from Adams to Van Buren, Jefferson, and later, with commentary on why the second office attracted or repelled presidential-sized leaders. It discusses constitutional powers, election processes, and notable biographical anecdotes in early American governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Harvey
Globe-Democrat
Hendricks
Logan
Adams
Jefferson
Calhoun
van Buren
Burr
Washington
Senate
Sparta
Rome
Carthage
J. C. Hamilton
House of Representatives
Edge
Posse
United States
William Maclay
Maclay
Congress
Federalist
Hamilton
Madison
Pinckneys
Republican Party
John Adams
John Adama
House
Bovine
Aaron Burr
George Clinton
Clinton
Virginia
Jefferson Republican Party
Congressional
James Monroe
Monroe
Clay
Jackson
Noman
Martin van Buren
James Buchanan
Tyler
Fillmore
Johnson
Arthur
Fortune
Waint
Richard M. Johnson
Cass
Buchanan
Polk
John C. Breckenridge
Breckenridge
Levi P. Morton
Thomas A. Penwrick
W. H. Harrison
Benjamin Watkine Leigh
Tallmadge
New York
Southard
New Jersey
John Tyler
Tippecanoe
Harrison
United States Bank
Andrew Johnson
Lincoln
Sivaahybe Fillmore
Taylor
Whig Party
Garfield
W. H. Harrisons
Watterson
Fourth Avenue
Louisville
Daily Press
Tilden
Cleveland
Chicago
Mrr
Tiden
Mr. Tilden
Tennessee
General Garfield
Agriculturl Department
Bo Mr. Watterson
John W. Foster
Li Hung Chang
Sharghal
Tien- Tein
Old City
Palace
London