Chapter 9: The Vice President as Successor

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Tables ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Chapter 1: The Scope of the Problem 1
6. Chapter 2: The Changing Political Context 15
7. Chapter 3: The Selection Process 46
8. Chapter 4: Campaign Roles 90
9. Chapter 5: An Elected Official? 113
10. Chapter 6: The Transformation of the Vice Presidency 134
11. Chapter 7: Institutional Roles 151
12. Chapter 8: Political Roles 177
13. Chapter 9: The Vice President as Successor 202
14. Chapter 10: Filling Vice-Presidential Vacancies 228
15. Chapter 11: Springboard To The Presidency 249
16. Chapter 12: Evaluating Reform Proposals 271
17. Chapter 13: The Vice Presidency In Perspective 300
18. Appendix: Characteristics of Prospective Vice-Presidential Candidates, 1952-1980 322
19. Abbreviations 327
20. Notes 329
21. Selected Bibliography 379
22. Index 397