First in line : presidents, vice presidents, and the pursuit of power
by Brower, Kate Andersen (Author)
Summary
"An intimate, news-making look at the men who are first in line to the most powerful office in the world--the vice presidents of the modern era--from Richard Nixon and LBJ to Dick Cheney, Joe Biden, and Mike Pence. Bestselling author Kate Andersen Brower took us inside the lives of the White House s... Full description
- Prologue: "Safe hands"
- You're a guest in my house
- Two men, two hotel suites
- The art of the vet
- The observatory
- The Second Lady
- Tragedy and trauma
- From Senator to subordinate: the story of Nixon/Eisenhower, Johnson/Kennedy, and Humphrey/Johnson
- Confusion, conflict, and musical chairs: the rocky road of Agnew/Nixon, Ford/Nixon, and Rockefeller/Ford
- Getting to know you...or not: Mondale/Carter, Bush/Reagan, and Quayle/Bush
- From friendship to betrayal: the breakup of Al Gore and Bill Clinton
- The shadow president: Cheney and his sidekick Bush
- Fanboy: the love story of Joe and Barack
- Man on a wire: Mike Pence's tightrope act
- A heartbeat away.