The American Vice President: Rethinking a Political Afterthought

The read

It runs a compact 57m.

Synopsis

The American Vice President explores the little-known story of the second-highest office in the land, tracing its evolution from a constitutional afterthought to a position of political consequence. Focusing on the fraught period between 1963 and 1974, when a grief-stricken and then scandal-plagued America was forced to clarify the role of the vice president, the film examines the passage and first uses of the 25th Amendment and offers a fresh and surprising perspective on succession in the executive branch.

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Key crew

• Michelle FerrariDirector
• Michelle FerrariWriter

Cast

• Rachel MaddowSelf
• Robin MilesNarrator
• James HiteSelf
• Jared CohenSelf
• Kate Andersen BrowerSelf
• Ramesh PonnuruSelf
• Joel K. GoldsteinSelf
• John D. FeerickSelf

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