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Article: STEPPING STONE OFTEN SLIPPERY.(LIVING)(Column)
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- The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)
- Article date:
- January 26, 2000
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To the extent that history can teach us anything, it makes clear that vice presidents have not always had smooth sailing when they tried to succeed to the top spot. This is not news to the current occupant of the No. 2 seat, Al Gore.
In the post-World War II years, the record is decidedly mixed. Of course, those who became presidents when their running mates died in office were a different matter. Both Harry Truman and Lyndon Johnson won elections of their own after serving out the term of, respectively, Franklin Roosevelt and John Kennedy. On the other hand, let's look at other vice presidents who aspired to the presidency. Truman's veep, Alben Barkley, was not ...