An Assessment of Political Surrogacy: The Political Functions of the Vice President in the Modern Era

• In Event: Vice Presidents and First Ladies

Brief Overview

This paper explores the evolving role of the vice president. Drawing upon a framework for analyzing the political functions of the presidential family, this paper extends the model to examine the political surrogacy of the vice president.

Authors

• Richard M. Yon, United States Military Academy, West Point

• Miles Manney, United States Military Academy, West Point