US Vice Presidents

US Vice Presidents have significant roles to play in the proper management of the national political affairs. To produce better results, the US Vice President mostly acts together with the Presidents of United States, just to maintain parity in all political actions, to obtain even results.
The post of American Vice President involves considerable importance in the political realm of the country. People holding these offices are some of the best persons in America both as individuals and politicians. They are generally of high intellects, having sufficient visions to foresee incidents and political happenings that might add or disrupt the political balance of the country. In fact, to get elected to the office of the USA Vice Presidents, it is an added benefit if the person has foresight, common sense and diplomatic character traits.

Till date, the American Federation has had more than 44 US Vice Presidents, among whom only a handful 14 became presidents. There are high chances for all US Vice Presidents to become the President of the country. In fact, they are the most potential candidates contesting for the position of President in America. However, in case of America, the total number of Vice Presidents becoming Presidents is meager as most of them passed away, getting no chance to contest the Presidential elections.

United States Vice Presidents are real experienced people. They possess sufficient knowledge in fields like public service, law, etc. with political backgrounds from tender ages. Some attained the position by contesting the election on behalf of the party to which he belonged. Most American Vice Presidents were popular Senators in their times, who continued to serve the post even after completion of their Vice Presidential tenures. Owing to the extensive experiences they gather, they are considered as some of the most veteran leaders on American mainland, even advising and guiding the President on sensitive national and international issues.

VP Term	Image	Vice President Name	Vice-Presidential Period	Political Party	State of Birth
48th		Joseph Biden	2009–Present	Democratic	Pennsylvania
47th		Dick Cheney	2001–2009	Republican	Nebraska
46th		Al Gore	1993–2001	Democratic	Washington, D.C.
45th		Dan Quayle	1989–1993	Republican	Indiana
44th		George Bush	1981–1989	Republican	Massachusetts
43rd		Walter Mondale	1977–1981	Democratic	Minnesota
42nd		Nelson Rockefeller	1974–1977	Republican	Maine
41st		Gerald Ford	1973–1974	Republican	Nebraska
40th		Spiro Agnew	1969–1973	Republican	Maryland
39th		Hubert Humphrey	1965–1969	Democratic	South Dakota
38th		Lyndon B Johnson	1961–1963	Democratic	Texas
37th		Richard Nixon	1953-1961	Republican	California
36th		Alben Barkley	1949–1953	Democratic	Kentucky
35th		Harry S Truman	1945	Democratic	Missouri
34th		Henry A Wallace	1941–1945	Democratic	Iowa
33rd		John Nance Garner	1933–1941	Democratic	Texas
32nd		Charles Curtis	1929–1933	Republican	Kansas
31st		Charles Dawes	1925–1929	Republican	Ohio
30th		Calvin Coolidge	1921–1923	Republican	Vermont
29th		Thomas R Marshall	1913–1921	Democratic	Indiana
28th		James S Sherman	1909–1912	Republican	New York
27th		Charles Fairbanks	1905–1909	Republican	Ohio
26th		Theodore Roosevelt	1901	Republican	New York
25th		Mckinley William	1897–1901	Republican	Ohio
24th		Garret Hobart	1897–1899	Republican	New Jersey
23rd		Adlai E Stevenson	1893–1897	Democratic	Kentucky
22nd		Levi P Morton	1889–1893	Republican	Vermont
21st		Thomas Hendricks	1885	Democratic	Ohio
20th		Chester Arthur	1881	Republican	Vermont
19th		William Wheeler	1877–1881	Republican	New York
18th		Henry Wilson	1873–1875	Republican	New Hampshire
17th		Schuyler Colfax	1869–1873	Republican	New York
16th		Andrew Johnson	1865	Democratic	North Carolina
15th		Hannibal Hamlin	1861–1865	Republican	Maine
14th		John C Breckinridge	1857–1861	Democratic	Kentucky
13th		William King	1853	Democratic	North Carolina
12th		Millard Fillmore	1849–1850	Whig	New York
11th		George M Dallas	1845–1849	Democratic	Pennsylvania
10th		John Tyler	1841	Whig	Virginia
9th		Richard M Johnson	1837–1841	Democratic	Kentucky
8th		Martin Van Buren	1833–1837	Democratic	New York
7th		John C Calhoun	1825–1832	Democratic-Republican	South Carolina
6th		Daniel D Tompkins	1817–1825	Democratic-Republican	New York
5th		Elbridge Gerry	1813–1814	Democratic-Republican	Massachusetts
4th		George Clinton	1805–1812	Democratic-Republican	New York
3rd		Aaron Burr	1801–1805	Democratic-Republican	New Jersey
2nd		Thomas Jefferson	1797–1801	Democratic-Republican	Virginia
1st		John Adams	1789–1797	Federalist	Massachusetts