Why the Vice President is Significant | Prime Political

The Vice President is one heartbeat away from being the leader of the “free world”.

This is the community where people live with the belief that we are “citizens of the world”. With this in mind, it is important to remember history. This office has played a crucial role in our government.

Dick Cheney was instrumental in steering America into an unlawful war against Iraq. At the root of this was money of course. Cheney personally made millions of dollars from this war, at the expense of American and coalition forces.

Of all the men that have filled this position, (and it has only been men), the one that has had the biggest impact on our current world to date was Harry Truman.

Truman served a Vice President to Franklin D. Roosevelt. He was not the Vice President during Roosevelt’s previous terms. The person serving in this position was Henry Wallace. Wallace served as VP from 1941–1945. The difference in the two men is staggering.

Being 5'8″ tall, Truman had a “Napoleon” complex. Wallace on the other hand was estimated to stand at about six feet. The actions Truman took as President…