When Presidents and Vice Presidents Don't Get Along

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For much of American history, the vice presidency was a political afterthought. Presidents and vice presidents sometimes disliked each other, worked against each other, or barely communicated at all. So how did the office become one of the most influential positions in Washington? On this episode of American History Hotline , Bob Crawford talks with Elaine Kamarck , Senior Fellow in Governance Studies and Director of the Center for Effective Public Management at the Brookings Institution, about the surprising evolution of the American vice presidency. Kamarck explains how changes to the presidential nomination process transformed the relationship between presidents and their running mates —…