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The modern American vice presidency : the transformation of a political institution

Goldstein, Joel K. (Joel Kramer) 1953- (author.).

Summary: 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 Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Record details

ISBN: 9780691614472
ISBN: 0691614474
ISBN: 0691022089
ISBN: 9780691022086
ISBN: 0691076367
ISBN: 9780691076362
ISBN: 1400855225
ISBN: 9781400855223
Physical Description: 1 online resource (424 pages)
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Publisher: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1982]
Copyright: ©1982

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-396) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	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.
Restrictions on Access Note:	NLC staff and students only.
Language Note:	In English.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.