The Rising Power of the Modern Vice Presidency

Long a pilloried office, the vice presidency has become a significant government institution especially since the service of Walter F. Mondale (1977-81). Mondale and President Jimmy Carter elevated the office to a position of ongoing significance through a carefully designed and executed effort that...

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Published in:Presidential studies quarterly 2008-09, Vol.38 (3), p.374-389
Main Author: GOLDSTEIN, JOEL K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ambition
American history
Countries
Evaluation
Executive branch
Expectations
Government cabinets
Leadership style
National security
Political campaigns
Politics
Powers and duties
Practice
Presidency
Presidential elections
Presidential powers
Presidents
Symposium on the New Vice Presidency
Vice presidency
Vice President of the United States
Vice Presidents
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Summary:Long a pilloried office, the vice presidency has become a significant government institution especially since the service of Walter F. Mondale (1977-81). Mondale and President Jimmy Carter elevated the office to a position of ongoing significance through a carefully designed and executed effort that required the confluence of a number of factors. Mondale's service provided his successors a more robust institution with new resources, enhanced expectations, and a successful model for vice presidential service. Subsequent vice presidents have benefited from Mondale's legacy but have exercised the office in different ways depending, to some degree, on the way in which the factors that shaped Mondale's term have played out for each new incumbent.
ISSN:0360-4918
1741-5705
DOI:10.1111/j.1741-5705.2008.02650.x