Press Play with Madeleine Brand
History's Worst Vice Presidents
From Aaron Burr to Spiro Agnew, presidents and presidential nominees have made some really bad choices for running mate in the past. Now that Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are carefully weighing their options for VP, we thought we’d help them by going back to look at some of the worst vice presidents in U.S. history.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readFrom Aaron Burr to Spiro Agnew, presidents and presidential nominees have made some really bad choices for running mate in the past. Now that Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are carefully weighing their options for VP, we thought we’d help them by going back to look at some of the worst vice presidents in U.S. history.
The full episode
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Who Were America's Worst Vice Presidents?- 0:30History's Worst Vice PresidentsYou’re reading this
- 8:54Emmy Nominations: What Made the Cut?
- 16:17When Cops Wear Body Cameras, Who Gets to See the Footage?
- 25:05Susan Faludi on Her Father
- 41:26Web Roundup: Sharing Passwords
The full episode
1 of 5Who Were America's Worst Vice Presidents?- 0:30History's Worst Vice PresidentsYou’re reading this
- 8:54Emmy Nominations: What Made the Cut?
- 16:17When Cops Wear Body Cameras, Who Gets to See the Footage?
- 25:05Susan Faludi on Her Father
- 41:26Web Roundup: Sharing Passwords