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VP John Nance Garner: “Cactus Jack”

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Feather Schwartz Foster

The longest lived Vice President was FDR’s first VEEP, John Nance Garner. He lived to be just shy of his 99th birthday. JNG: Rural Texan John Nance Garner (1867-1965) lived between Johnsons: born during VP-turned-POTUS Andrew Johnson’s administration, and died … Continue reading →

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The Vice Presidency, A Peculiar Institution

Posted on June 1, 2013 by Feather Schwartz Foster

The office of the Vice President of the United States, until the mid-twentieth century, could be summed as perfectly respectable with a dose of public ridicule. Vice Presidential Impressions According to the Constitution, the Vice President’s only proscribed duty is … Continue reading →

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