The American Vice President: Rethinking a Political Afterthought
- Movies
- 2024-10-01
- EN
- Released
- 0h 57m
- US
- Documentary
Production
Show of Force, 42nd Paralell FIlms, American Experience Films
Storyline
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.
