What happens when the president is unable to serve?
THE AMERICAN VICE PRESIDENT explores the little-known story of the second-highest office in the land, tracing its evolution from a constitutional afterthought to a position of political consequence. Focusing on the fraught period between 1963 and 1974, when a grief-stricken, then scandal-plagued America was forced to clarify the role of the vice president, the film examines the passage and first uses of the 25th Amendment and offers a fresh and surprising perspective on succession in the executive branch.
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00:47 The Most Pilloried Post (It’s More Important Than You Think)
02:53 Nothing and Everything
11:14 The Afterthought and its Aftermath
21:14 Succession Crisis
25:16 We shall have a VP!
31:08: Spiro Who?
39:32: The Accidental President
46:15 The Executive VP
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