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Author
Series
League of unexceptional children volume 1
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Evanston, Virginia, twelve-year-olds Jonathan Murray and Shelley Brown are completely average and forgettable until they are recruited to help the League of Unexceptional Children save the Vice President of the United States, who has been kidnapped along with an important code.
Author
Series
Capital mysteries volume 13
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
87 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
On a trip to Pennsylvania, presidential stepdaughter KC Corcoran and her friend Marshall are exploring the rest of the train when the special caboose at the back disappears--along with the Vice President.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Vice presidents owe their position to the president-- a connection that affects not only how they are perceived but also their possible future as a presidential candidate, which is tied, for better or worse, to the president they serve. Brower introduces us to the second-most-powerful men in the world, exploring the lives and roles of thirteen modern vice presidents-- eight Republicans and five Democrats. She pulls back the curtain to reveal the sometimes...
Author
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
"When in a position of leadership, there's almost nothing more valuable than a person who always supports and challenges you. The vice president of an organization, much like the vice president of the United States, aids the president in any way they can, including stepping up to the top role if the president can no longer hold it. Readers learn about how one becomes US vice president and the duties of this sometimes-overlooked position."--
15) Veeps
Author
Publisher
Top Shelf
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
287 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
16) So help me God
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Mike Pence spent more hours in the Oval Office than any of his predecessors. On the surface, the affable evangelical Christian from a gas-station-owning family in Indiana wouldn't seem to have much in common with a brash real estate mogul from New York. But the unlikely duo formed a tight bond. Pence was at Donald Trump's side when he enacted historic tax relief, when he decided to take more assertive stances toward China and North Korea, and when...
17) America's vice-presidents: our first forty-three vice-presidents and how they got to be number two
Author
Publisher
Atheneum
Pub. Date
1984.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiii, 235 pages : portraits ; 22 cm
Language
English
Author
Series
Capital crimes series volume 31
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The nation's first female vice president is dead. The public, including international investigator Robert Brixton, believes it was natural causes, complications related to a long-hidden heart condition. Kendra Rendine, head of Vice President Stephanie Davenport's Secret Service security detail, covertly approaches Brixton to look deeper into Davenport's death. Brixton discovers that a rumored affair between Vice President Davenport and President...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (approximately 11 hr., 5 min.) : sound, color ; 12 cm
Language
English
Description
Frank prepares for his promotion to Vice President. Doug tries to erase all leads leading him back to him and Frank. Claire fights back against Gillian. Zoe considers working with Frank again.
20) Vice
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 DVD + 1 Blu-ray (132 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The story of Dick Cheney, the forty-sixth vice president of the United States, and how he quietly became the most powerful man in the world.
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