One thing about winning the presidency: no matter how fabulous or dreadful the ensuing administration, no matter how much or little is accomplished, no matter whether it's for one term or two, even if nobody remembers anything else about the fellow's time in the White House, the name will be forever remembered'even if it's Millard Fillmore or Chester A. Arthur. Vice presidents? Except for those who move on to the presidency, they fade fast from memory. Only vice presidential candidates whose tickets lose become more obscure. Sometimes, vice presidents are unknowns in their own era. When Rutherford B. Hayes was told that a certain William Wheeler had been nominated to be his running mate, Hayes asked, "Who is Wheeler?"
One of the guys whose image appears below had this to say about the job: 'When I was elected vice president of the United States, it was the worst thing that ever happened to me.' He was also noted for making another more vulgar comment, though that is the subject of some dispute. Can you name and pick him out of the veeper line-up below? How about the rest of them?
No fair Googling. Answers below. Once you learn their names, you may still not know who they are.
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Vice Presidents. Top Row: left to right: Daniel Tompkins (1817-1825 ); Garret Hobart (1897-1899); Dan Quayle (1989-1993). Bottom Row: John Nance Garner (1933-1941); Alben Barkley (1949-1953); Richard Mentor Johnson (1837-1841)
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