Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney (born January 30, 1941), is the forty-sixth and current Vice President of the United States, and President of the Senate selected by President George W. Bush. Previously, he served as White House Chief of Staff, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wyoming, and Secretary of Defense. In the private sector, he was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Halliburton Energy Services.

Richard Milhous Nixon was the thirty-seventh President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974, and the thirty-sixth Vice President of the United States in the administration of Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961). During the Second World War, he served as a Navy lieutenant commander in the Pacific, before being elected to the Congress, and later serving as Vice President. After an unsuccessful presidential run in 1960, Nixon was elected in 1968.

Thomas Jefferson was the third President of the United States (1801–1809), the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), and one of the most influential Founding Fathers for his promotion of the ideals of Republicanism in the United States. Major events during his presidency include the Louisiana Purchase (1803) and the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804–1806).

John Adams was a politician and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America. He served both as that nation's first Vice President (1789–1797), and as its second President (1797-1801). He was defeated for re-election in the "Revolution of 1800" by Thomas Jefferson. Adams was a sponsor of the American Revolution in Massachusetts, and a diplomat in the 1770s. He was a driving force for independence in 1776; in fact, …

Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. was the 38th President (1974–1977), and 40th Vice President (1973–1974) of the United States. Ford was the first person appointed to the vice presidency under the terms of the 25th Amendment. Upon succession to the presidency, Ford became the only person to hold that office without having been elected either President or Vice President.

Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., also known as T.R. and to the public (but never to friends and intimates) as Teddy, was the twenty-sixth President of the United States, and a leader of the Republican Party and of the Progressive Movement, as well as being the youngest President in United States history, at age 42. He served in many roles including Governor of New York, historian, naturalist, explorer, author, and soldier.

Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 - December 26, 1972) was the thirty-third President of the United States (1945-1953); as Vice President, he succeeded to the office upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt. In domestic affairs, Truman faced challenge after challenge: a tumultuous reconversion of the economy marked by severe shortages, numerous strikes, and the passage of the Taft-Hartley Act over his veto. After confounding all predictions to win re-election in 1948, …

Andrew Johnson was the seventeenth President of the United States (1865–1869), succeeding to the presidency upon the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Johnson was a U.S. Senator from Greeneville, Tennessee at the time of the secession of the southern states. He was the only Southern Senator not to quit his post upon secession, and became the most prominent War Democrat from the South. In 1862 Lincoln appointed Johnson military governor of Tennessee, …

Lyndon Baines Johnson, often referred to as LBJ, was the thirty-sixth President of the United States (1963–1969). After serving a long career in the U.S. Congress, Johnson became the thirty-seventh Vice President, and in 1963, he succeeded to the presidency following President John F. Kennedy's assassination. He was a major leader of the Democratic Party and as President was responsible for designing his Great Society, …

Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (July 8, 1908 - January 26, 1979) was the forty-first Vice President of the United States, governor of New York State, philanthropist and businessman. A leader of the liberal wing of the Republican Party, he was Governor of New York from 1959 to 1973, where he launched many construction and modernization projects. A descendant of one of the world's richest and best known families, he failed repeatedly in his attempts to become president, …

John Calvin Coolidge, Jr., more commonly known as Calvin Coolidge, was the thirtieth President of the United States (1923–1929). He is often referred to as "Silent Cal". A lawyer from Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor of that state. His actions during the Boston Police Strike of 1919 thrust him into the national spotlight.

Spiro Theodore Agnew (November 9, 1918 - September 17, 1996) was the thirty-ninth Vice President of the United States serving under President Richard M. Nixon, and the fifty-fifth Governor of Maryland. He is most famous for his resignation in 1973 after he was charged with the crime of tax evasion.

John Tyler, Jr. (March 29, 1790 - January 18, 1862) was the tenth (1841-1845) President of the United States. A long-time Democrat-Republican, he was elected Vice President on the Whig ticket and on becoming president in 1841, broke with that party. His term as Vice President began on March 4, 1841 and one month later, on April 4, incumbent President William Henry Harrison died of what is today believed to have been viral pneumonia.

George Clinton (July 26, 1739 - April 20, 1812) was an American soldier and politician. He was the first (and longest-serving) Governor of New York, and then Vice President of the United States under Thomas Jefferson and James Madison.

John Cabell Breckinridge (January 16, 1821 - May 17, 1875) was a lawyer, U.S. Representative, Senator from Kentucky, the fourteenth Vice President of the United States, Southern Democratic candidate for President in 1860, a Confederate general in the American Civil War, and the last Confederate Secretary of War. To date, Breckinridge is the youngest vice president in U.S. history, inaugurated at age 36.

Chester Alan Arthur (October 5, 1829 - November 18, 1886) was an American politician who served as the twenty-first President of the United States. Arthur was a member of the Republican Party and worked as a lawyer before becoming the twentieth vice president under James Garfield. While Garfield was mortally wounded by Charles Guiteau on July 2, 1881, he did not die until September 19, at which time Arthur was sworn in as president, serving until March 4, 1885.

Charles G. Dawes at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Notes As Vice President 1928 1929 by Charles G. Dawes Portrait Of An American by Charles G. Dawes

Former Vice President Al Gore is Vice Chairman of Metropolitan West Financial, LLC, and a member of the firm's executive leadership team. He serves as a Senior Advisor to Google, Inc. In March 2003, he was elected to the Board of Directors of Apple Computers, Inc. Mr. Gore is a Visiting Professor at two universities in Tennessee, Middle Tennessee State University and Fisk University, and at UCLA.

George Mifflin Dallas was a U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania and the eleventh Vice President, serving under James K. Polk. Dallas was born in Philadelphia and graduated from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in 1810. He was admitted to the bar in 1813 and served as private secretary to Albert Gallatin, Minister to Russia. Dallas returned in 1814 and practiced law in New York City. He was solicitor of the Second Bank of the United States from 1816 to 1817.

Marilyn Tucker Quayle (born July 29, 1949) is the wife of former U.S. Vice President James Danforth Quayle and held the unofficial title of Second Lady of the United States from 1989 until 1993. Born Marilyn Tucker in Indianapolis, Indiana, she is a daughter of Warren S. Tucker and his wife, the former Mary Alice Craig. Quayle received a bachelor's degree in political science from Purdue University.

Reviews Lincoln's early years as a farmer and his significant impact on U.S. agriculture, including the establishment of the USDA and the beginnings of the National Agricultural Library. Also includes various full text documents and agricultural Acts from the 1860s.

Mandy Barnett (born September 28 1975 in Crossville, Tennessee) is a popular country music singer and stage actress.

Dwight David Eisenhower II (born 1948) is the grandson of the supreme commander of the Allied forces in Europe during World War II and the 34th President of the United States, Dwight D. Eisenhower. His father is the former U.S. ambassador to Belgium, John Eisenhower. After assuming the presidency in 1953, his grandfather named the presidential mountain retreat Camp David after him. On December 22, 1968, he married Julie Nixon, …

Theodosia Burr Alston (1783-1813) was the daughter of Aaron Burr, the controversial US Vice-President.

Feb. 6, 1756 Aaron Burr is born in Newark, New Jersey. His father is the president of the College of New Jersey, later renamed Princeton.

I'm Clay. I don't like talking in the morning. I enjoy playing a variety of musical instruments. I am fairly smart and my favorite subject in school is math. Music is pretty much my life. I enjoy playing sports as long as i don't have to practice them everyday. Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle is my favorite movie ever. I enjoy lifting weights and going to the gym. Ac/Dc is my favorite band and don't ask why they just are.

after a brief stint as a mexican pro wrestler i now find myself catapaulted not into the cheap seats but into graduate school, which in some ways may be the same thing.

My name is Sarah. How original, huh? I have sweet awesome friends. And a boyfriend you should be jealous of. :D I'm 16. My car's name is Delilah. =) I over analyze. I love music. Chocolate is fabulous. My favorite color is green. Hamburgers are yummy. JAST is my life.

Harry S. Truman was the 33rd President of the United States. He presided over the final victory of the Allies in World War II, the beginning of the Cold War, the conversion from a war economy to a peacetime economy, and most of the Korean War. The TeachWithMovies.com Learning Guide to Truman will show teachers and parents how to use the film to supplement curriculum about U.S. History in the middle of the 20th century and introduce one of our most respected presidents.

Humphrey lost the 1968 election to Richard M. Nixon . His campaign was hurt because Humphrey had secured the presidential nomination without winning a single primary . (In later years, changes in party rules made such an outcome virtually impossible.) During his underfunded campaign Humphrey grew on voters, who saw a kind of transparent decency as well as a mind that quickly grasped complicated issues.

Charles Curtis ( January 25 , 1860 – February 8 , 1936 ) was a Representative and a Senator from Kansas as well as the 31st Vice President of the United States . Nearly half of Curtis' background was made up of American Indian stock. His mother was one-quarter Kaw , one-quarter Osage , and one-quarter Pottawatomie (as well as one-quarter French ).

Eric Pulier , Executive Chairman Mr. Pulier has been a pioneer in the software and digital interactive industries for over 15 years.

Eric Stern - Energy Specialist and Senior Counsel to the Governor Eric Stern was Schweitzer's campaign manager and is an attorney and business consultant. He is a native of Teaneck, NJ, and attended Connecticut College and Columbia Law School.

Lisa Brown , Executive Director Lisa Brown is the Executive Director of the American Constitution Society. She came to ACS from Relman & Associates, a civil rights firm in Washington, D.C. Lisa was Counsel to the Vice President of the United States from September 1999 through January 2001, and Deputy Counsel from April 1997 through August 1999.

Harry Truman was elected to the presidency at 7:09 PM on April 12, 1945 after being vice-president of the United States for only 82 days.

Daniel Pink was doing quite well as publicist and speechwriter. He'd landed a job on the staff of the Vice President of the United States, in fact. Then he had one of those "Moments of Truth" we've heard about. The Moment of Truth came when the pressure of politics and long days caught up with him. He had a fainting spell. He very nearly puked on the Vice President. And he decided that maybe there was a better way to live his life.

RICHARD B. CHENEY, VICE PRESIDENT-ELECT OF THE UNITED STATES: I would expect that there will be somebody of the other political faith in the Cabinet. REP. RICHARD GEPHARDT (D-MO), MINORITY LEADER: I think the policies that we follow are going to be just as important as the people that are picked. And again, we need honest compromises with everybody at the table, not just cherry picking a few Democrats to make something look bipartisan.

James Danforth "Dan" Quayle was the forty-fourth Vice President of the United States under George H. W. Bush (1989–1993). He unsuccessfully sought the 2000 Republican Party Presidential nomination.

Joe Biden received his Bachelor's degree in History from the University of Delaware in 1965. Under cover of darkness, he escaped Delaware and hung out at Syracuse University. There, he met his future wife, Neilia Hunter , who would change her last name to "Biden" so that they'd only need one mailbox. Joe was given a law degree in exchange for his promise to return the dean's children safely. Joe and Neilia had three children, each one younger than the previous.