Brower, Kate Andersen
Summary: "An intimate, news-making look at the men who are next in line to the most powerful office in the world--the vice presidents of the modern era--from Richard Nixon to Joe Biden to Mike Pence"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2019
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 353 BRONelson, Maria
Summary: "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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 324 NELCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Gov Who NelsonRoland, James
Summary: "A former Democratic senator from California, in 2021 Kamala Harris became the first woman vice president, as well as the first Black vice president and the first vice president of South Asian descent. Over the years, Harris has impressed many people-including students, teachers, coworkers and political opponents-with her intelligence, toughness, and sense of humor. She is well known for her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: ReferencePoint Press 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 HARSchwartz, Heather E.
Summary: "Former Vice President Joe Biden played an essential role in the Obama administration. Follow his career from Delaware's longest-serving senator to his race back to the White House"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB BIDEN SCHSummary: The show follows Meyer and her staff as they attempt to make their mark and leave a lasting legacy, without getting tripped up in the day-to-day political games that define Washington.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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2 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV VEEHansen, Grace
Summary: This title will introduce little readers to the 46th president of the United States, Joe Biden.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Kids 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB BIDEN HANSummary: For the last half of the 20th century, America was consumed by two struggles: the civil rights movement and the cold war. For 30 years, Hubert Humphrey stood at the center of both. And while he never reached his dream of being president, and in fact is most remembered for his 1968 loss to Richard Nixon, Humphrey left behind a legacy few presidents can match. In November of 1977, for the first...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Distribution 2010
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV HUBSummary: Former Senator Selina Meyer was a charismatic leader and a rising star in her party with her eye on the White House, then she became Vice President. VEEP follows the whirlwind day-to day existence of Vice President Meyer as she puts out political fires, juggles a busy public schedule and demanding private life, and defends the President's interests, even as she tries to improve her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2013
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV VEESteil, Benn
Summary: "From the acclaimed economist-historian and author of The Marshall Plan comes a dramatic and powerful new perspective on the political career of Henry Wallace-a perspective that will forever change how we view the making of US and Soviet foreign policy at the dawn of the Cold War.Henry Wallace is the most important, and certainly the most fascinating, almost-president in American history. As...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avid Reader Press 2024
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Summary: Joe Biden grew up in Scranton, Pennsylvania, the oldest of four children. His parents always encouraged him and his siblings to be independent and strong. The family moved to Wilmington, Delaware, where at twenty-nine, Biden was elected one the youngest United States Senators ever elected. This is his story.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Audio 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD 921 BIDSummary: The show follows Meyer and her staff as they attempt to make their mark and leave a lasting legacy, without getting tripped up in the day-to-day political games that define Washington.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV VEESummary: Julia Louis-Dreyfus returns for a second season in her Emmy winning role as Vice President Selina Meyer in VEEP. As midterm elections loom, Vice President Meyer is scoring higher ratings than the President in several popularity polls, which she hopes will boost her influence and help her curry favor with the chief executive. But despite her best intentions, even the most banal actions can set...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV VEESummary: Christian Bale stars as Dick Cheney in this epic tale of how a bureaucratic Washington insider quietly became the most powerful man in the world. Co-starring Amy Adams, Steve Carell, and Sam Rockwell, it is a darkly comic look behind the scenes of American politics.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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2 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY VICCopies Available at East Bay
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD VICAdero, Malaika
Summary: "When Kamala Harris became vice president of the United States, she made history as the first woman, first Black person, first South Asian American, and first Caribbean American to hold the office. This stunning book covers Harris's life from her childhood in Berkeley to her Howard College years, charting the many firsts she has carried with her throughout her legal and senatorial careers. It...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HARRIS, KAMALA ADEGaines, Ann
Summary: Take a look inside the life and future presidency of the Joseph Biden, the 46th President of the United States.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BIDSummary: The showfollows Meyer and her staff as they attempt to make their mark and leave a lasting legacy, without getting tripped up in the day-to-day political games that define Washington.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV VEEElder, Robert
Summary: Describes the life of the American statesman and political theorist who served as Vice President under John Quincy Adams and argued in favor of slavery and laid the groundwork for the South to secede the Union.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CALHOUN, JOHN C. ELDRice, Susan E.
Summary: Recalling pivotal moments from her dynamic career on the front lines of American diplomacy and foreign policy, Susan E. Rice, who served as National Security Advisor to President Barack Obama and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, delivers an account of a life in service to family and country.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019