Chapter 1 | The American Vice President | AMERICAN EXPERIENCE | PBS

Discover the dramatic period that forced America to reckon with the role of the vice president-and what happens when the president is unable to serve-in this extended clip from THE AMERICAN VICE PRESIDENT.
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THE AMERICAN VICE PRESIDENT explores the little-known story of the second-highest office in the land, tracing its evolution from a constitutional afterthought to a position of political consequence. Focusing on the fraught period between 1963 and 1974, when a grief-stricken, then scandal-plagued America was forced to clarify the role of the vice president, the film examines the passage and first uses of the 25th Amendment and offers a fresh and surprising perspective on succession in the executive branch.
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[@ninamo3523]

Dick Cheney ran the show during the entire Bush W term.

[@pok3rfacReturns]

That is historically inaccurate. Especially in the second term. Cheney held a lot of sway because Bush listened but Cheney lost a substantial amount of power as time went on

[@johnnyjayzeboomboomroom9163]

That’s why he endorsed Kamala so he doesn’t get in trouble for war crimes!

[@matthew-jy5jp]

PBS is our national treasure

[@nancyvillines4552]

I raised my 37 year old son on it. Nature was his favorite next to Mr. Roger's and Sesame Street 😊❤

[@manita2653]

@@nancyvillines4552yes, my 2 boys started watching Sesame Street and Mr Roger’s from their 2nd Birthday onward. They learnt about caring, sharing, loving, playing games and being kind. The only 2 programs they watched. As they got older we would watch nature programs and other shows that would have an impact in their lives. We are Blessed to have PBS and its sponsors. Our world needs more of this kind of journalism!🌟🌟🌟

[@ramal5708]

Teddy Roosevelt, Harry Truman and LB Johnson all stepped up, when the sitting Potus was dead in office, as President and win the election when they ran as president themselves. All three changed the outlook in America during their respective time.

[@Sly88Frye]

This is really cool. I like that PBS is branching out here on KZbin with not just two cents but also this channel. The vice president definitely does deserve some recognition. Of course Lyndon Johnson might be the best choice since he took over in such an awful situation but ultimately did a mostly great job, I know that Vietnam was a terrible idea but other than that he seemed to do pretty well and had one of the most dominant victories in history when he ran for reelection in 1964. I said one of the most. I'm aware Nixon won 49 states in 1972 and Reagan won 49 states in 1984

[@manita2653]

My God, I shall always remember that horrific scene… I was 16 yrs old…at school when the news was made through the loudspeakers from our Principal’s office. Girls, boys, teachers, everyone was crying, we were hugging and comforting each other…and then needed to take the school buses home. The streets seemed empty…small groups congregated to watch a Television placed outside the local shops. I remember seeing Mrs Kennedy climbing on the back of the convertible…, remember seeing her next to Vice President Johnson when he was sworn in. She looked in shock yet strangely strong. Truly such an amazing woman. She was to be emulated. I can’t think of any other woman who would have done this with such dignity and integrity. Thank you for this historic opportunity to teach our children about historic moments in USA 🇺🇸…and the important role a Vice President plays! VOTE BLUE 💙🔷🔷🇺🇸💙🔷💙🇺🇸

[@LeyAkino71]

great video, very informative

[@UPCM01]

At exactly 4:02 timestamp of this trailer, top corner of where the PBS logo is, you can see a very quick, small flash of blue light from the grassy nole. It Is the Kill shot. This footage and the Zapruder film footage used in Oliver Stone's movie JFK proves there was more than one shooter!

[@DisposableSupervillainHenchman]

You’re a nincompoop. That’s just a slight defect from the film stock. You have no idea what you are talking about at all.

[@lilithrogers5204]

One in five is a lot

[@lilithrogers5204]

Oh that was such a sad day for us all

[@AllenJones-w3p]

Even as a young man, LBJ had craggy fearures.

[@bdpage2023]

With LBJ's thumbnail pic. Lol. VP years were the worst time in his entire life.

[@igorschmidlapp6987]

The Kennedy people were snobs, and did treat Johnson and his wife like dirt/political necessity (which of course, he came back to bite some of them). Watch "The Best Man", with Henry Fonda and Cliff Robertson, about convention infighting (actually shot at the Ambassador Hotel in L.A., where Bobby was shot a few years later)...

[@Mrgop]

Of course, Johnson was never on Air Force 1 with Kennedy. What if the plane had gone down?

[@mikealvord55]

Actually, he was -November 22

[@davidcurran-z8g]

@@mikealvord55It didn’t matter at that point!

[@edwaldocamargo4387]

Existe hoje nos Estados Unidos da América forças políticas trabalhando para o fim dos Estados Unidos da América

[@JazznRealHipHop]

I think LBJ was a wolf in sheep’s clothes

[@paulpellikka685]

In what way? For the blacks, he got passed the Civil Rights Act [which Kennedy may not have been able to do], The Voting Rights Act, and then The Fair Housing Act. So, a good wolf?

[@JazznRealHipHop]

@@paulpellikka685 while being extremely racist, escalating the Vietnam war, cheating on his wife, picking dogs up by the ears and worst of all possibly having involvement in the death of JFK. Johnson was extremely unhappy as his role as VP to Kennedy who involved him with almost none of the presidential matters. How unhappy is the question.

[@JazznRealHipHop]

@@alexanderhendry5819 obviously if I had any knowledge, information or evidence it’d be known. Not saying he had involvement in its undertaking but he may of been complicit with those that did it

[@w.k.8665]

He was a very successful president whose tenure was marred by the Vietnam War.

[@williamcampagna9851]

Remember the good old days before PBS turned out biased trash? .

[@mikealvord55]

Rachel Maddow on this I’m out

[@paulpellikka685]

Huh? Said what then you?

[@Sly88Frye]

She literally only showed up for that one line at the beginning. Just grow up. If you want to watch something don't let one person who appeared for like 5 seconds to take it away from you