The messy birth of the vice presidency
Bizarre lives and scandalous secrets
Heartbeats away from the presidency
The evolution of the modern veep
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Master of Secrets of the second in command
schopenhauer Spiro Agnew resigned in disgrace after being charged with tax evasion and bribery.
schopenhauer John C. Breckinridge was expelled from the US Senate for joining the Confederate Army.
schopenhauer Match quirky vices to the right politician to discover the secrets of America's vice presidents.
Pie cure: Vice President Garret Hobart once claimed he cured his severe indigestion by eating an entire cherry pie daily.
A prearranged combat between two people, typically fought with deadly weapons to settle a point of honor. Vice President Aaron Burr fatally shot Alexander Hamilton in an 1804 duel while still in office.
Which vice president gave a famously incoherent, drunken speech during his 1865 inauguration?
Which vice president co-wrote a musical piece that later became a number-one Billboard hit song in 1958?
Which vice president accidentally shot a companion during a quail hunt in Texas in 2006?
Which former vice president was officially declared a traitor by the US Senate for joining the Confederacy?
How many vice presidents have died while serving in office throughout American history?