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24 unusual facts about Vice President of the United States


Acting Vice President of the United States

Acting Vice President of the United States is an unofficial (and incorrect) designation that has occasionally been used when the office of Vice President was vacant.

AirForce2

Not to be confused with Air Force Two, the designation for aircraft carrying the United States Vice President

Charles H. Matchett

He is best remembered as the first candidate of the Socialist Labor Party of America for Vice President of the United States in the election of 1892 and as the party's candidate for President in the election of 1896.

Dallas, Moray

George Mifflin Dallas, whose family originally came from here, became the Vice President of the US, and Dallas, Texas may have been named after him.

David Morehouse

Morehouse worked for a political campaign again in 2000, for former Vice President Al Gore.

Estate of Rockefeller v. Commissioner

The Court essentially compared Rockefeller’s past job as Governor of New York with his position as Vice President and found that the two positions did not constitute the same trade or business.

Executive Order 13492

Former Vice President of the United States Dick Cheney, and other critics, have criticized Obama for this order, asserting that it would make the public less safe.

Gavel

In 1954, it broke when Vice President Richard Nixon used it during a heated debate on nuclear energy.

Gordon Woodbury

In 1920, Franklin D. Roosevelt resigned as Assistant Secretary of the Navy in order to run for Vice President in the 1920 presidential election.

Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy

Al Gore, former Vice President of the United States, is shown celebrating Lisa's purchase of his book, Sane Planning, Sensible Tomorrow, by listening to "Celebration" by Kool & the Gang.

Jean Griswold

On August 20, 1997 Tipper Gore wrote to Dr. Griswold from the Office Of The Vice President of the United States: Your entrepreneurship and ingenuity have enabled individuals with illnesses to have the opportunity to receive the care they deserve.

Jonathan D. Stevenson

Stevenson became the protégé of New York Governor Daniel D. Tompkins and served as his private secretary, and accompanied him to Washington in that capacity when Tompkins was elected Vice President in 1816.

Leonore Annenberg

This position placed her in charge of advising the President, Vice President, and Secretary of State on matters dealing with diplomatic protocol, and formally welcoming foreign dignitaries upon their arrival to the United States.

Lorena, Texas

As she called for the election of Governor Michael Dukakis of Massachusetts and then U.S. Senator Lloyd M. Bentsen of Texas as President and Vice President of the United States, Richards read a letter from an unnamed young mother in Lorena who described herself as "forgotten" by the national leadership.

ManBearPig

Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore visits South Park Elementary School and warns the school's students about the terrible ManBearPig, a scary monster which is "half man, half bear and half pig" and roams the Earth attacking humans for no reason at all.

Mohan Munasinghe

He was the Vice Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC-AR4), which shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with former Vice President of the United States Al Gore.

Running mate

The term is usually used in the United States, in reference to a prospective Vice President.

Symon Gould

title=American Vegetarian Party Vice Presidential

The New New Deal

Vice President Joe Biden stood directly behind him.

The Smile

Nicholas Brody (Damian Lewis), settling into his new role as a Congressman for Virginia's 2nd congressional district, is approached by Vice President Walden (Jamey Sheridan) who wants to float Brody's name as a potential running mate for his presidential run.

Thomas Tibbles

title=Populist Party Vice Presidential

Tompkinsville, Staten Island

He was elected Vice President the following year.

Tveit

Former Vice President of the United States, Hubert Humphrey (1911–1978) had family ties to the area, and visited relatives here in 1951 and 1969, and is honored by a memorial stone close to Tveit Church.

Wasilla High School

The school gained notoriety in 2008 following former pupil, Governor Sarah Palin's nomination as the Republican vice-presidential running mate to John McCain in the 2008 United States presidential election.


1936 Democratic National Convention

The convention resulted in the nomination of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Vice President John N. Garner for reelection.

1948 Democratic National Convention

The 1948 Democratic National Convention was held at Convention Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from July 12 to July 14, and resulted in the nominations of President Harry S Truman for a full term and Senator Alben W. Barkley of Kentucky for Vice President in the 1948 presidential election.

1st Airlift Squadron

Provides global Special Air Mission (SAM) airlift, logistics, aerial port and communications for the President, Vice President, Combat Commanders, senior leaders and the global mobility system as tasked by the White House, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, and Air Mobility Command.

Albert J. Neri

During the 2000 presidential election, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge was known to be under consideration as the running mate for Republican George W. Bush.

Andrew Jackson Merchant

He was the grandson of Truman Merchant, a Revolutionary War soldier and cousin of Vice-President Aaron Burr, and was descended from Captain John Marchant, who died along with Sir Francis Drake in his 1595 campaign.

Brit Hume

He was assigned to report on Walter Mondale's presidential campaign during 1984 and Vice President George H.W. Bush's 1988 presidential campaign.

California Democratic primary, 2000

Vice President Al Gore carried the primary in a landslide over former Senator Bill Bradley of New Jersey.

Character arc

Other characters have their eventual character arc alluded to but never explicitly defined or realized onscreen, such as Perry White's rise to editor of the Daily Planet and Pete Ross's ascension to Vice President of the United States.

Clintonville, Columbus, Ohio

The community of Clintonville developed as the center of Clinton Township (named for the U.S. Vice President George Clinton), part of the land grants given to Continental Army soldiers in lieu of pensions in what used to be Wyandotte Indian territory.

Dances with Smurfs

It also included references to the Tea Party protests, radio personality Casey Kasem, and former-vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.

Danville, Kentucky

On October 5, 2000, Dick Cheney and Senator Joe Lieberman, candidates for Vice President of the United States, debated at Centre College during the 2000 presidential election.

Ed Clark

Ed Clark's running mate in 1980 was David H. Koch of Koch Industries, who pledged part of his personal fortune to the campaign for the vice-presidential nomination, enabling the Clark/Koch ticket to largely self-fund and run national television advertising.

Eugene Puryear

Eugene Puryear (born February 28, 1986 in Charlottesville, Virginia) is an American activist who was the vice presidential nominee of the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL) in the 2008 United States presidential election.

History of the United States National Security Council 1977–81

Instead, Carter used frequent, informal meetings as a decision-making device, typically his Friday breakfasts, usually attended by the Vice President Walter Mondale, Secretary of State Cyrus R. Vance, Secretary of Defense Harold Brown, the NSC Adviser, and the chief domestic adviser.

I do not choose to run

Vice President Dawes believed he “ardently” wanted nomination.

Intelligence Identities Protection Act

The law passed the Senate 81–4, with the opponents being Democratic Senators Joseph Biden (currently Vice President of the United States), Gary Hart, and Daniel Patrick Moynihan, and Republican Senator Charles Mathias.

James S. Sherman

James Schoolcraft Sherman (October 24, 1855 – October 30, 1912) was a United States Representative from New York and the 27th Vice President of the United States (1909–1912), under President William Howard Taft.

Maria Elizabeth Muñoz

Maria Elizabeth Muñoz, a Chicana activist, was a third-party candidate for Vice President of the United States in the United States presidential election, 1992, representing the New Alliance Party (NAP) as the running mate of Lenora Fulani.

Marie C. Brehm

Suffragette Marie Caroline Brehm (died January 21, 1926) was the first legally qualified female candidate to run for the vice-presidency of the United States, which she did in 1924 on the ticket of the Prohibition Party running with Herman P. Faris.

Marietta Stow

She and Clara S. Foltz nominated Belva Ann Lockwood for President of the United States, and Stow ended up supporting her on the ticket of the National Equal Rights Party as their Vice Presidential candidate in the United States presidential election, 1884.

Maynard C. Krueger

In 1940, Krueger was the Socialist Party's candidate for Vice President of the United States, running with Norman Thomas.

Mike Kernell

In October 2008, Kernell's son David was indicted by a Tennessee grand jury in connection with the unauthorized access of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's Yahoo! Mail account.

Moises Vela

He is the first Hispanic to serve in two senior executive roles in the White House, first during the Clinton Administration as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Advisor on Latino Affairs in the Office of Vice President Al Gore, and later during the Obama Administration as Director of Administration for Joe Biden, the Vice President of the United States.

Nancy Palm

Nancy Palm is a longtime Republican Party activist, primarily known as the chairwoman of the Harris County, Texas Republican Party during the 1970s, and who also received one vote favoring her as a candidate for Vice President of the United States.

Pam Iorio

On January 28, 2010, when Iorio welcomed U.S. President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, Governor of Florida Charlie Crist, and Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink, all of whom came to the University of Tampa for a national "Town Hall Meeting" to announce federal funding for Florida High Speed Rail and other projects.

Paterson City Hall

The third, centered in between the two and in front of the entrance to the building, honors former Vice President of the United States Garret Hobart, who took residence in Paterson following his graduation from Rutgers College and became one of its most powerful political leaders before his election as William McKinley's first Vice President.

R. H. Stearns

F.W. Stearns was a close friend of Calvin Coolidge, joining him as an honored guest at the Republican National Convention in California when Coolidge was Vice President.

Seaton Schroeder

She was also a great-granddaughter of Sarah Franklin Bache and Richard Bache, and more notably she was the great-great-granddaughter of Benjamin Franklin as well as a niece of George Mifflin Dallas the 11th Vice President of the United States, serving under James K. Polk.

Solomon Foot

Abbott Lawrence of Massachusetts, who had worked diligently to obtain the Presidential nomination for Zachary Taylor, expected to be the Vice Presidential nominee, counting on the support of Thurlow Weed of New York and the southern delegates who had backed Taylor for the presidential nomination.

Trenton Stokes

Trenton Stokes of Arkansas, in addition to Floyd Parker, was one of two men who appeared on several state ballots as the Populist Party nominee for Vice President of the United States in 1988.

William French Smith

In 1992, independent presidential candidate Ross Perot considered naming Smith, "who'd been dead for a couple of years," as his vice presidential running mate, according to Perot's campaign manager Ed Rollins.