Changes

Jump to navigation Jump to search
125 bytes added ,  06:02, May 15, 2009
no edit summary
Line 18: Line 18:  
}}
 
}}
   −
'''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>
+
'''John Nance Garner''' '''(1868 - 1967)''' was the first Vice President under [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]].  He was Vice President from 1933 to 1941.  He broke with Roosevelt in 1937 and led the fight against packing the Supreme Court, giving Roosevelt a smashing defeat.
 +
 
 +
He was of course dropped from the Democratic ticket 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>
   Line 29: Line 31:  
[[category:Vice Presidents of the United States]]
 
[[category:Vice Presidents of the United States]]
 
[[Category:Democratic Party]]
 
[[Category:Democratic Party]]
 +
[[Category:New Deal]]
 +
[[Category:Broke with FDR]]
17,394

edits

Navigation menu