Vice President of the United States

Vice President, also Vice-President or Veep, was an office of the United States government.

History

20th century

Senator Harry S. Truman was an unexpected choice to be President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Vice President. When Roosevelt died in 1945, Truman was sworn in as President. (PROSE: Endgame)

Richard Nixon was Vice President under President Dwight D. Eisenhower. At the time, Nixon was one of the youngest Vice Presidents in history. (PROSE: Tricky Dicky)

After John F. Kennedy was assassinated on 22 November 1963, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as President. (PROSE: Who Killed Kennedy, AUDIO: 1963: The Space Race)

Gerald Ford was Vice President under Richard Nixon. (PROSE: Tricky Dicky)

Jack Michaels was Vice President in 1998, serving under President Tom Dering. (PROSE: Option Lock)

21st century

In 2011, the Vice President was to introduce the President before he spoke from the Oval Office before the Miracle Rally in Los Angeles. (TV: The Categories of Life)

Felix Mather was Vice President when the IFEC Accord was signed. When he became President, Ben Russ was his Vice President. (PROSE: Trading Futures)

Democrat Ken Gribbin was the Vice President for eight years under President Sampson. He ran for President but lost the Democratic nomination. (PROSE: Head of State)

Lolita, as "Lola Denison", was Vice President for Matt Nelson under the newly formed Radical Party. When Nelson was assassinated seconds after his inauguration, Denison was sworn in as President. (PROSE: Head of State)

Behind the scenes

The following individuals who exist in the DWU have served as Vice President in the real world: John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Martin Van Buren, Chester A. Arthur, Theodore Roosevelt, Calvin Coolidge, Nelson Rockefeller and George H. W. Bush.

From a DWU standpoint, the identity of the Vice President mentioned in The Categories of Life remains unclear. In the real world, Joe Biden served as Barack Obama's Vice President from 2009 to 2017.