02606cam a2200349 i 4500 1164693790 TxAuBib 20180828120000.0 170911s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u bl2018056073 9780062668943 hardcover 0062668943 hardcover (OCoLC)1003256186 YDX eng YDX rda BLP PX0 JTH JAS FM0 BUR ILC FMG PCX QQ3 TxAuBib rda Brower, Kate Andersen, author. First in line : presidents, vice presidents, and the pursuit of power / Kate Andersen Brower. First edition. New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2018] ©2018. xii, 336 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-320) and index. Prologue: "Safe hands" -- You're a guest in my house -- Two men, two hotel suites -- The art of the vet -- The observatory -- The Second Lady -- Tragedy and trauma -- From Senator to subordinate: the story of Nixon/Eisenhower, Johnson/Kennedy, and Humphrey/Johnson -- Confusion, conflict, and musical chairs: the rocky road of Agnew/Nixon, Ford/Nixon, and Rockefeller/Ford -- Getting to know you...or not: Mondale/Carter, Bush/Reagan, and Quayle/Bush -- From friendship to betrayal: the breakup of Al Gore and Bill Clinton -- The shadow president: Cheney and his sidekick Bush -- Fanboy: the love story of Joe and Barack -- Man on a wire: Mike Pence's tightrope act -- A heartbeat away. Vice presidents owe their position to the president-- a connection that affects not only how they are perceived but also their possible future as a presidential candidate, which is tied, for better or worse, to the president they serve. Brower introduces us to the second-most-powerful men in the world, exploring the lives and roles of thirteen modern vice presidents-- eight Republicans and five Democrats. She pulls back the curtain to reveal the sometimes close, often chilly, and always complicated relationship between our modern presidents and their vice presidents. 20180828. Vice-Presidents United States. United States Politics and government 20th century. United States Politics and government 21st century. TXKIP