Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,590,527,979 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Alben Barkley

   Also found in: Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Alben Barkley - United States politician and lawyer; vice president of the United States (1877-1956)
Alben William Barkley, Barkley
How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link 		Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Dictionary browser?   Full browser?
 
Back in 1952, Vice President Alben Barkley, age 74, badly wanted to succeed Harry Truman as president.
In Presidential Ambition, Joe Biden Is No Dick Cheney by Steve Kornacki / The New York Observer
The constitutional snub led to a long line of obscure vice presidents, including Richard Johnson, George Dallas, and William King from the nineteenth century and Charles Dawes and Alben Barkley in the last century.
The new vice presidency: institutions and politics by Edwards, George C., III; Jacobs, Lawrence R. / Presidential Studies Quarterly
1952 was the last election in which no sitting president or Vice President ran in the general election: President Harry Truman did not run for re-election, but Vice President Alben Barkley did run (unsuccessfully) for the Democratic nomination.
Clarification by New York Times Upfront
 
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.