Washington Monthly, July 1st, 1999
The vice-presidency has acquired a higher profile since the 1940s, as every vice-president who has sought the presidential nomination has been successful. However, the VP choice has not always helped the ticket win. Every prospective VP among major Republicans and Democrats is analyzed.
Who will be on the tickets in 2000?
"I do not propose to be buried until I am really dead," replied Daniel Webster when he was offered the Whig Vice Presidential nomination in 1848. For much of our nation's history, live entombment has been a largely accurate analogy for the Number Two job. Men who hoped to o...
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