![]() ![]() ![]() Readers are reminded that the vice president's salary is half that of the president, and that the vice president's Secret Service protection detail is pulled six months after they leave office. Readers will learn, or be reminded, that unlike all the President's other advisors, the Vice President is singularly difficult to remove from office, for instance (the Senate needs to impeach) the Vice President's retirement income is not guaranteed (they need either to have served in the Federal government already or to have served more than one term as Vice President) modern vice presidents, like modern presidents, are accompanied constantly by the nuclear launch codes (unclear whether or not the vice president can go rogue and use those codes without the president's knowledge … I'm hoping not). First in Line: Presidents, Vice Presidents, and the Pursuit of Power, the new book by Kate Andersen Brower, is full of fascinating tidbits of information, as was also true of her previous books First Women and particularly The Residence. ![]()
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