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'''John Nance Garner''' '''(1868 - 1967)''' was the first Vice President under [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]].  He was Vice President from 1933 to 1941.  He opposed Franklin D. Roosevelt being nominated for a third term causing him not to run as his running mate in the 1940 election.  He died at the age of 99.<ref>[[Fandex]], Workman publishing, 2002. </ref>
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'''John Nance Garner''' '''(1868 - 1967)''' was the first Vice President under [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]].  He was Vice President from 1933 to 1941.  He opposed Franklin D. Roosevelt's being nominated for a third term, and did not run with Roosevelt in the 1940 election.  He died at the age of 99.<ref>[[Fandex]], Workman publishing, 2002. </ref>
 
He is famous for saying the vice presidency of the United States is "not worth a pitcher of warm spit."<ref>Morrow, Lance (1991), "The Strange Destiny Of a Vice President," ''Time'' Magazine, Monday, May. 20, 1991</ref>
 
He is famous for saying the vice presidency of the United States is "not worth a pitcher of warm spit."<ref>Morrow, Lance (1991), "The Strange Destiny Of a Vice President," ''Time'' Magazine, Monday, May. 20, 1991</ref>
    
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[[category:Vice Presidents of the United States]]
 
[[category:Vice Presidents of the United States]]
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