The historic list of the American vice presidents is riddled with “forgettable” politicians who have made little or no contribution to United States history other than taking up space on dusty pages that are not much of scholarly interest.

For those of you who think the upcoming election of 2024 is going to be a real donnybrook, you probably didn't read about the Election of 1800, which came close to tearing our nation apart. The election, which was held from Oct. 31 to Dec. 3 of that year, was sometimes called the “Revolution of 1800.”

The national personification of the United States federal government was the creation of a U.S. Army recruiting poster during World War I.