Vice Presidents | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/vice-presidents/RSS feed for Vice PresidentsenTue, 09 Jun 2026 11:45:00 +0000Theodore Roosevelt Survived an Assassination Attempt Because a Speech Tucked Inside His Pocket Slowed the Bullet. He Insisted on Delivering His Remarks Anywayhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/theodore-roosevelt-survived-an-assassination-attempt-because-a-speech-tucked-inside-his-pocket-slowed-the-bullet-he-insisted-on-delivering-his-remarks-anyway-180988911/"I am very much uninterested in whether I am shot or not," he told an audience in Milwaukee. Newly discovered documents shed light on how the 26th president wanted the incident to shape his legacyTue, 09 Jun 2026 11:45:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/theodore-roosevelt-survived-an-assassination-attempt-because-a-speech-tucked-inside-his-pocket-slowed-the-bullet-he-insisted-on-delivering-his-remarks-anyway-180988911/The Real Story Behind Netflix's 'Death by Lightning' and the Shocking Assassination of President James A. Garfieldhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-real-story-behind-netflixs-death-by-lightning-and-the-shocking-assassination-of-president-james-a-garfield-180987598/The new limited series dramatizes the brief tenure of the 20th commander in chief, who was fatally shot by Charles J. Guiteau, a lawyer who believed he'd secured Garfield's electionThu, 06 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-real-story-behind-netflixs-death-by-lightning-and-the-shocking-assassination-of-president-james-a-garfield-180987598/Twelve Failed Constitutional Amendments That Could Have Reshaped American Historyhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/twelve-failed-constitutional-amendments-that-could-have-reshaped-american-history-180987425/These proposals sought to change the United States' name, abolish the presidency and the vice presidency, and set a limit on personal fortunes, among other measuresMon, 06 Oct 2025 13:18:24 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/twelve-failed-constitutional-amendments-that-could-have-reshaped-american-history-180987425/Last Surviving Grandson of President John Tyler, Who Took Office in 1841, Dies at 96https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/last-surviving-grandson-of-president-john-tyler-who-took-office-in-1841-dies-at-96-180986724/When Harrison Ruffin Tyler's grandfather was born 235 years ago in 1790, George Washington had just become the nation's first presidentFri, 30 May 2025 21:20:28 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/last-surviving-grandson-of-president-john-tyler-who-took-office-in-1841-dies-at-96-180986724/Discover the Special Meaning Behind Kamala Harris’ Pearlshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/discover-the-special-meaning-behind-kamala-harris-pearls-180976766/The vice president, who will give a speech at the Democratic National Convention to accept the presidential nomination Thursday night, often wears jewelry connected to her historically Black sorority, Alpha Kappa AlphaFri, 15 Jan 2021 15:50:22 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/discover-the-special-meaning-behind-kamala-harris-pearls-180976766/Newly Discovered Papers From President McKinley's Assassination Are for Salehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/president-william-mckinley-autopsy-report-rare-papers-for-sale-180983710/The archive belonged to Herman Matzinger, who performed the autopsy on the 25th president and conducted a bacteriological analysis to rule out the possibility of poison-tipped bulletsThu, 01 Feb 2024 20:57:05 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/president-william-mckinley-autopsy-report-rare-papers-for-sale-180983710/Why President Warren G. Harding's Sudden Death Sparked Rumors of Murder and Suicidehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/why-president-warren-g-hardings-sudden-death-sparked-rumors-of-murder-and-suicide-180982626/The commander in chief's unexpected death in office 100 years ago fueled decades of conspiracy theories but was most likely the result of a heart attackTue, 01 Aug 2023 11:15:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/why-president-warren-g-hardings-sudden-death-sparked-rumors-of-murder-and-suicide-180982626/White House Urges A.I. Leaders to Consider the Technology's Riskshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/white-house-urges-ai-leaders-to-consider-the-technologys-risks-180982133/Before a meeting with industry executives, the Biden administration rolled out a new plan for tackling the rapid development of artificial intelligenceMon, 08 May 2023 21:18:11 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/white-house-urges-ai-leaders-to-consider-the-technologys-risks-180982133/What the Nation's Founders Said About the Indictment of a Former Presidenthttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-the-nations-founders-said-about-the-indictment-of-a-former-president-180981946/Alexander Hamilton wrote that a commander in chief removed from office would be "liable to prosecution and punishment"Thu, 06 Apr 2023 17:39:53 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-the-nations-founders-said-about-the-indictment-of-a-former-president-180981946/The African Diplomats Who Protested Segregation in the U.S.https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-african-diplomats-who-protested-segregation-in-the-us-180981682/Dwight D. Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy publicly apologized after restaurants refused to serve Black representatives of newly independent nationsFri, 24 Feb 2023 12:15:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-african-diplomats-who-protested-segregation-in-the-us-180981682/