Crapshoot: Rolling the Dice on the Vice Presidency : from Adams and Jefferson to Truman and QuayleCrown, 1992 - 450 sider Recent polls show that a majority of Americans do not think Dan Quayle is qualified to become president. A veteran reporter examines the American vice presidency, shows how we ended up with this position and offers suggestions for revamping the process. |
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... Agnew of Maryland , " a gasp rippled through the press corps , joined by many Nixon aides in the rear of the room . Almost at once , the question began circulating , and the stuff of a Democratic campaign slogan was born : " Spiro Who ...
... Agnew of Maryland , " a gasp rippled through the press corps , joined by many Nixon aides in the rear of the room . Almost at once , the question began circulating , and the stuff of a Democratic campaign slogan was born : " Spiro Who ...
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... Agnew as his running mate . " I most certainly would , " Nixon replied . " I'm not unaware of the fact that Agnew ... Spiro Agnew would have become just another footnote in American political history . He had been that rare vice ...
... Agnew as his running mate . " I most certainly would , " Nixon replied . " I'm not unaware of the fact that Agnew ... Spiro Agnew would have become just another footnote in American political history . He had been that rare vice ...
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... Agnew's charges of leaking misinformation about him . And after a report from Agnew's office that he would be ... Spiro T. Agnew would relinquish the vice presidency in return for his freedom . Hoffman pointedly told Agnew's lawyers that ...
... Agnew's charges of leaking misinformation about him . And after a report from Agnew's office that he would be ... Spiro T. Agnew would relinquish the vice presidency in return for his freedom . Hoffman pointedly told Agnew's lawyers that ...
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A Personal Note | 1 |
Thinking the Unthinkable | 4 |
Founding Fathers Afterthought | 12 |
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