07845nam 2200469 450 991015898940332120210209224229.01-63144-061-6(CKB)3710000000776587(MiAaPQ)EBC5682620(Au-PeEL)EBL5682620(OCoLC)1086081897(EXLCZ)99371000000077658720160824h20162016 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierRanking the Vice Presidents true tales and trivia, from John Adams to Joe Biden /Ian Randal StrockNew York, New York :Carrel Books,2016.©20161 online resource (179 pages)Includes index.1-63144-059-4 Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction -- The Vice Presidents -- Note on Usage -- General Information about the Presidents -- General Information about the Vice Presidents -- The Average Vice President -- The Vice Presidents: Life and Death -- 1. The Five Vice Presidents Who Lived the Longest -- 2. The Five Vice Presidents Who Died the Youngest -- 3. The Five Vice Presidents Who Lived the Longest after Leaving Office -- 4. The Five Vice Presidents Who Died the Soonest after Leaving Office -- 5. The Tallest and Shortest Vice Presidents -- 6. The Most Common Vice Presidential First Names -- 7. The Most Popular States for Vice Presidents to Be Born -- 8. The Most Popular States for Vice Presidents to Be Buried -- 9. The First and Last Vice Presidents to Be Born in the 1700s, 1800s, and 1900s. -- 10. The First and Last Vice Presidents to Die in the 1800s, 1900s, and 2000s. -- 11. The Vice Presidents Who Shared Birthdays -- 12. The Vice Presidents Who Shared Deathdays -- 13. The Vice Presidents Who Shared Last Names with Presidents -- 14. The Vice Presidents Who Outlived the Greatest Number of Their Successors -- 15. The Vice Presidents Who Were Older Than the Greatest Number of Their Predecessors -- 16. The Vice Presidents Who Had No Living Predecessors -- 17. The Vice Presidents Who Had the Greatest Number of Living Predecessors -- 18. The Times There Were the Greatest Number of Living Former and Current Vice Presidents -- 19. The Years During Which the Greatest Number of Vice Presidents Were Born -- 20. The Years During Which the Greatest Number of Vice Presidents Died -- 21. Presidential Terms During Which the Greatest Number of Vice Presidents Died -- The Vice Presidents: Home and Family -- 22. The Five Vice Presidents Who Had the Most Children -- 23. The Five Vice Presidents Who Had the Fewest Children.24. The Five Vice Presidents Who Were the Most Older Than Their Wives, and the Five Vice Presidents Who Were the Most Older Than Their Second Wives -- 25. The Five Vice Presidents Who Were the Most Younger Than Their Wives -- 26. The Five Vice Presidents Who Predeceased Their Wives by the Longest Time -- 27. The Five Vice Presidents Who Outlived Their Wives by the Longest Time -- 28. The Ten Vice Presidents Who Had More Than One Wife -- 29. The Vice Presidents Who Got Married While in Office -- 30. The Vice Presidents Known for Having Facial Hair -- The Vice Presidents: Resume -- 31. The Most Popular Colleges Attended by the Vice Presidents -- 32. The Vice Presidents Who Did Not Attend College or Did Not Receive Degrees -- 33. The Most Popular Pre-Vice Presidential Jobs -- 34. The Vice Presidents Who Served in the Government after Their Terms of Office -- 35. The Vice Presidents Who Were Elected President -- 36. The Vice Presidents Who Succeeded to the Presidency but Were Not Elected to Their Own Terms -- 37. The Vice Presidents Who Had Never Held Elective Office before Being Elected Vice President -- 38. The Vice Presidents Who Won Nobel Prizes -- The Vice Presidents: On the Job -- 39. The Five Oldest Vice Presidents -- 40. The Five Youngest Vice Presidents -- 41. The Vice Presidents Who Shared Birthdays/Deathdays with Presidents -- 42. The Five Vice Presidents Who Were the Greatest Number of Years Older Than Their Predecessors -- 43. The Five Vice Presidents Who Were the Greatest Number of Years Younger Than Their Predecessors -- 44. The Five Vice Presidents Who Were the Greatest Number of Years Older Than Their Presidents -- 45. The Vice Presidents Who Died in Office -- 46. The Vice Presidents Who Served Two Full Terms -- 47. The Five Vice Presidents Who Served the Shortest Terms -- 48. The Times There Was No Vice President.49. The Longest Terms with No Vice Presidential Vacancies -- 50. The Vice Presidents Who Served under Two Presidents -- 51. Vice Presidential Tie-Breakers -- 52. Electoral Vote Counters -- 53. The Vice Presidents Who Ran For, but Did Not Win, the Presidency -- 54. The Only Vice President to Be Inaugurated Outside the United States of America -- 55. Elections in Which None of the Presidential or Vice Presidential Candidates Had Been President or Vice President -- Cabinet Members -- 56. The Five Oldest Cabinet Secretaries -- 57. The Five Youngest Cabinet Secretaries -- 58. The Five Cabinet Secretaries Who Lived the Longest -- 59. The Five Cabinet Secretaries Who Died the Youngest -- 60. The Five Cabinet Secretaries Who Lived the Longest after Leaving Office -- 61. The Cabinet Secretaries Who Died in Office -- 62. The Five Cabinet Secretaries Who Died the Soonest after Leaving Office -- 63. The Most Popular States for Cabinet Secretaries to Be Born -- 64. Foreign-Born Cabinet Secretaries -- 65. The Five Cabinet Secretaries Who Served the Longest Terms -- 66. The Five Cabinet Secretaries Who Served the Shortest Terms -- 67. The Five Cabinet Secretaries Who Served the Most Presidents -- 68. The Five Cabinet Secretaries Who Served in the Greatest Number of Different Posts -- 69. The Cabinet Secretaries Who Later Became President -- 70. The Presidents Who Had the Greatest Number of People Serve in Their Cabinets -- 71. The Presidents Who Had the Greatest Number of People Serve in One Cabinet Post -- Presidential Succession -- 72. The Presidential Succession Act of 1792 -- 73. The Presidential Succession Act of 1886 -- 74. The Presidential Succession Act of 1947 -- 75. The 25th Amendment -- 76. Next in Line -- 77. Designated Survivor -- Summations -- 78. The Most Common Vice Presidents (Those Appearing in the Fewest Lists in This Book).79. The Most Uncommon Vice Presidents (Those Appearing in the Most Lists in This Book) -- Index.With all eyes on their Presidential bosses, the Vice Presidents of the United States have often been relegated to the background. But they are an intriguing group, and now--in this unprecedented and meticulously researched volume--the forty-seven men who have held this position take center stage. Anyone interested in going beyond the headlines and learning about the history of powers behind the Oval Office will want to pore over this one-of-a-kind reference. Here you will find the information you never knew you needed to know about the Vice Presidents, such as who lived the longest, who got married in office, who won the Nobel Prize, and who was charged with treason. Packed with facts, trivia, and lists about all of America's VPs as well as many of the country's high-ranking political appointees, Ranking the Vice Presidents presents the hidden history of the nation's second-in-command.Vice-PresidentsUnited StatesUnited StatesfastVice-Presidents352.2390973Strock Ian Randal1371127MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910158989403321Ranking the Vice Presidents3399941UNINA