February 8

Quick, who was George Washington’s vice-president? O.K., who was Thomas Jefferson’s? William Henry Harrison’s? Nobody remembers the nation’s vice-presidents unless some sordid affair burns them in to our memories. Aaron Burr is but one example. Sure, Burr was guilty of treason but he is remembered principally because he was Thomas Jefferson’s vice-president when Burr killed him in a duel. Spiro Agnew is another one that we remember because he resigned in disgrace. Are you familiar with Richard Mentor Johnson? On the 8th in 1837, the Senate elected him Vice-President after he failed to win enough votes from the Electoral College. This is the only instance of the Senate electing a vice-president. Martin van Buren was the President Do you find politicians to be as creepy I do? If not, please consider this little nugget: Johnson attended Transylvania University in Louisville, Kentucky.