John Nance Garner
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| John Nance Garner | |
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| 32nd Vice-President of the United States | |
| Term of office March 4, 1933 - January 20, 1941 | |
| Political party | Democratic |
| President | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Charles Curtis |
| Succeeded by | Henry A. Wallace |
| Born | November 22, 1868 Red River County, Texas |
| Died | November 7, 1967 Uvalde, Texas |
| Spouse | Mariette Rheiner Garner |
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.[1] He is famous for saying the vice presidency of the United States is "not worth a pitcher of warm spit."[2]
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