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If Americans don't know much about government, the vice presidency has been even less known. Yet the holders of the position have often been distinguished leaders and several have become president. Although a large number of undistinguished persons have held the office, the position is one step from leading the nation.

Information on the 45 individuals is readily available in a variety of sources, but the current work succinctly brings together a wide range of material in an engaging way. Each of the 7-to 12-page profiles has been written by a historian who has previously published on the person or was responsible for his official papers. Entries are alphabetically arranged. Preceding each entry is a portrait or photo, and references at the end identify the source material. Appendixes include a chronology, an alphabetical list of vice presidents with years of service, a list of vice presidents by state (New York has supplied the most), a chronological list of unsuccessful candidates, and a bibliography of general sources.

In addition to basic information, the entries provide a human dimension, capturing the politics and drama of the subjects' lives. As an example, the Dictionary of American Biography gives the facts on Garret A. Hobart, who served from 1897 to 1899, in one and a half pages, but this work brings him much more alive in a nine-page profile. When Hobart was very ill, President McKinley gave him the difficult task of asking for the resignation of the Secretary of War, a close friend. Hobart died soon after, but was considered to have restored the position to distinction during his short tenure.

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