There is no inherent power in the office of the vice presidency. Zero. None. It's all a reflection of your relationship with the president. I mean, Kennedy never let Johnson in the office.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The Vice-Presidency is sort of like the last cookie on the plate. Everybody insists he won't take it, but somebody always does.
Anyone who thinks that the vice-president can take a position independent of the president of his administration simply has no knowledge of politics or government. You are his choice in a political marriage, and he expects your absolute loyalty.
Vice presidents are supposed to be eternally loyal, which is why it is so difficult for some to figure out how to succeed their bosses.
If you're a speech writer for a president, you don't really see all that much of him because there's so many layers between you and him. But with a vice president, it's different.
After being sworn in to office, vice presidents have usually been relegated to the sidelines, where they just don't get to do very much.
Remember, no one decides who they're going to vote for based on the vice president. I mean that literally.
I'm the only American alive or dead who presided unhappily over the removal of a vice president and a president.
People don't vote for vice president, they vote for president.
The presidency is not an office job.
The vice president had a bargaining asset, however, that no ordinary person has: He was next in line to the presidency. I saw no chance that he would resign first, then take his chances on trial, conviction, and jail.