John Nance Garner
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| John Nance Garner | |
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| 32nd Vice President of the United States | |
| In office March 4, 1933 – January 20, 1941 |
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| President | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Charles Curtis |
| Succeeded by | Henry A. Wallace |
| 44th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives | |
| In office December 7, 1931 – March 4, 1933 |
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| President | Herbert Hoover |
| Preceded by | Nicholas Longworth |
| Succeeded by | Henry T. Rainey |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 's Texas' 15th district |
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| In office March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1933 |
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| Born | November 22, 1868 Red River County, Texas |
| Died | November 7, 1967 (aged 98) Uvalde, Texas |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Mariette Rheiner Garner |
| Alma mater | Vanderbilt University - dropped out |
John Nance Garner IV nicknamed "Cactus Jack" (November 22, 1868 – November 7, 1967) was the forty-fourth Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (1931-33) and the thirty-second Vice President of the United States (1933-41). Garner once described the Vice-Presidency as being "not worth a bucket of warm spit."[1] Garner was from Texas. He lived to be 98 years old.
References [change]
- ↑ Blumenthal, Sidney (June 28, 2007). "The imperial vice presidency". Salon.com. http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/06/28/cheney/. Retrieved September 22, 2007.
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