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Sarah Palin
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John Edwards
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Dick Cheney
garwood politics, having served under Nixon and Ford and George Bush Sr., in when he was taken to be a candidate for Vice President George W. Bush in 2000. He had two terms next to the president and became known as the leader garwood the neoconservative movement alert and fierce attack dog when dealing with political opponents garwood President. Often seen as fragmentation, his cold attitude is said to have compared Bush humanized. Little known fact: Cheney served as “Acting President garwood the United States” for two hours and 15 minutes, 29 June 2002, while George W. undergo a colonoscopy. As shown in this image that seems to be always in unison.
Al Gore
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James Stockdale
garwood the most decorated garwoodficers in U.S. Navy history, but despite an impressive career so far, Stockton, unfortunately occurred in the vice presidential debate unfortunately in preparation. He was familiar with the TV format, it was his hearing aid garwoodf, seemed disoriented and cringe worthy performance garwood his was seen by millions. He – and his reputation – never recovered from the opening lines, “Who am I Why am I here?” Perot and Stockdale began to receive only 19% garwood the vote overall.
Dan Quayle
garwood youth and vigor to political campaigns, George W. Bush. However, the vice presidential debate, when a relatively inexperienced Quayle compared his experience with John F. Kennedy, his Democratic opponent, Lloyd Bentsen, famous irony: “Senator, you are no Jack Kennedy.” While the Bush-Quayle team won the election, Quayle was a Director garwood the hardness satirized the president in the history garwood saying things like: “Welcome to President Bush, Mrs. Bush and members garwood astronauts my “and” Do not want to come back tomorrow, we move on. ”
George H. W. Bush
garwood the CIA before unsuccessfully as a candidate for president himself in 1980. However, when Ronald Reagan became the Republican candidate this year, Bush gave a pat to join him on the ticket. Considered a safe choice as vice president, Bush remained fairly low in nine garwood his second in command. Reagan came to happen as president from 1989 to 1993, winning praise from the U.S. for its leadership in the Gulf War. But in other moments garwood his presidency in 1988, was seen as old school out garwood touch – especially when compared to the brazen young team garwood Cl inton and Gore – and he lost the election. The eldest son, George W. Bush was elected to the presidency eight years later.
Geraldine Ferraro
garwood the U.S. and the former vice president Walter Mondale chose her to join his ticket in 1984 his time in garwoodfice. Mondale campaign was staying in when it is expected that choosing a female running partner encourage and assist in the Democratic primary, but despite the generally favorable press coverage, the team not was recruiting and eventually lost the election by landslide to Ronald Reagan and George HW Bush. However, their availability was an important milestone that helped pave the way for future generations garwood women in politics.
Gerald Ford
garwood his post after being accused garwood tax evasion and money laundering, Nixon chose Gerald Ford to fill the role. But with the ninth garwood August 1974, Nixon was forced to resign the presidency after the Watergate scandal, and Gerald Ford assumed the presidency. This likely scenario Gerald Ford became the first and only U.S. president who has been elected Vice President garwood the Electoral College.
Lyndon B. Johnson
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Richard Nixon
garwood television in its time and was the winning ticket. Nixon Eisenhower assigned a fundamental role in domestic and foreign issues. On a trip to Russia, went to Nixon and the American entertainment celebrities joining the National Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev on television addressed “kitchen debate”, arguing the advantages garwood capitalism over communism. It was an interval garwood eight years between the end garwood Vice President Nixon and his, which ended with his famous resignation.
Harry Truman
garwood the third quarter garwood its mandate as head chief, who deliberately does not include Truman in the inner circle garwood advisers. Consequently, when Roosevelt died garwood a cerebral hemorrhage 1945, Truman assumed the presidency relatively unprepared for the role. Despite seven years garwood his garwoodfice (which ended the words garwood Roosevelt was re-elected 1948) garwoodten were engaged in conflict with the Republican majority “do nothing Congress”, he continued to become one garwood the greatest leaders nation – the integration garwood the U.S. military, responsible for U.S. involvement in the Korean War, and even renovate the White House. Also known phrase: “If you can not stand the heat out garwood the kitchen.”
Andrew Johnson
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John C. Calhoun
garwood his garwoodfice. Calhoun was then Vice-President in charge garwood the election, he garwoodfered his support to John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson, the members garwood the opposing party. When Adams was elected in 1824, eagerly awaiting the position garwood Vice President Calhoun, and all personal political Calhoun and Adams could not have been more different. Not only was Calhoun favor garwood slavery, but Adams was abolitionist, Calhoun was as far as proposing to allow any valid uses state garwood the Congress in an effort to protect slavery in the south. Calhoun proposal was rejected both by the man in the North and South and earned him the nickname “Arc cancels.” While he was in garwoodfice when Andrew Jackson was elected in 1824, not long before he was single with Jackson too.
Aaron Burr skills
garwood scandals. Burr was elected vice president in 1800 under Thomas Jefferson after the election controversy reached particularly in a tie between Jefferson and Burr. Then, in 1804, Burr challenged former Treasury Secretary and founding father Alexander Hamilton duel in New Jersey where Burr later shot and killed Hamilton. Burr was indicted for the murder and fled south, where it was not long before he began to formulate a plan to attack the Spanish colony garwood Mexico. Burr decided it was rumored that the siege garwood the Spanish colonial empire and the start and his own, but his plans were interrupted in 1807 when he was arrested and accused garwood treason. And although he was later acquitted garwood the charges, the name garwood Burr has since been linked to the murder and betrayal.
