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Courtesy of Hardball's Big Number.

When was the last time the Republicans won the White House without a candidate named Bush or Nixon on the ticket?



1928 Herbert Hoover and Charles Curtis. Interestingly, Curtis was primarily of Kaw Indian descent, making him the only person of primarily non-European ancestry to occupy the second highest office in the land. He was also a proponent of the five-day work week.

I need to get a good book on the Vice-Presidents. History's "Forgotten Men" are often more interesting than the Presidents they served under.

book on VPs

Date: 23 Oct 2008 18:54 (UTC)
From: [identity profile] nolly.livejournal.com
Someone recommended Bland Ambition (http://www.amazon.com/Bland-Ambition-Quayle-Criminals-President/dp/0156131404/) to me a while back, but I haven't picked it up yet.

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