The Modern American Vice Presidency : : The Transformation of a Political Institution / / Joel Kramer Goldstein.

Dealing with the vice presidency since 1953, this book recommends Walter Mondale's vice presidency as a model for future occupants of the office. The author considers the selection, campaign roles, and electoral impact of vice-presidential candidates.Originally published in 1982.The Princeton L...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1980-1999
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Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2014]
©1982
Year of Publication:2014
Edition:Course Book
Language:English
Series:Princeton Legacy Library ; 700
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Physical Description:1 online resource (424 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Tables
  • Acknowledgments
  • Chapter 1: The Scope of the Problem
  • Chapter 2: The Changing Political Context
  • Chapter 3: The Selection Process
  • Chapter 4: Campaign Roles
  • Chapter 5: An Elected Official?
  • Chapter 6: The Transformation of the Vice Presidency
  • Chapter 7: Institutional Roles
  • Chapter 8: Political Roles
  • Chapter 9: The Vice President as Successor
  • Chapter 10: Filling Vice-Presidential Vacancies
  • Chapter 11: Springboard To The Presidency
  • Chapter 12: Evaluating Reform Proposals
  • Chapter 13: The Vice Presidency In Perspective
  • Appendix: Characteristics of Prospective Vice-Presidential Candidates, 1952-1980
  • Abbreviations
  • Notes
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index