Thomas A. Hendricks (1819-1885), American Politician and Lawyer, Governor of Indiana 1873-77, Vice President of the U.S. 1885-85, half-length Portrait, Mathew B. Brady, 1876.

NEWS AND OPINION: “Vice President Kamala Harris has launched her bid for the 2024 Democratic presidential nomination. While most U.S. vice presidents in recent decades have sought the presidency ...

Yet vice presidents, who are first in the line of presidential succession, have also been integral to some of the most consequential chapters in U.S. history. Eight presidents have died in office ...

Before becoming vice president, Charles Dawes composed a piece of music, in 1911, that later became a Billboard #1 hit. With lyrics added by Carl Sigman in 1951, the song, titled “It’s All in ...