Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
Consequential Vice Presidents, from John Adams to Kamala Harris
Speaker
Mark Stadler
Coordinator
Steve Clarey
One vice president famously described the vice presidency as being "not worth a bucket of warm spit" (although he didn’t say “spit”). That’s not quite fair – some of the 49 vice presidents have been consequential, beginning with the very first, John Adams, who had the thankless job of establishing the office. This class will look at Adams and several of his successors, including Aaron Burr, Spiro T. Agnew and Mike Pence.
Speaker Bio
Presenter: Osher colleague Mark Stadler’s long-standing interest in politics began in 1972, when he walked precincts for George McGovern’s ill-fated presidential campaign. Undiscouraged by the results that year, he went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in political science from UCSD. Mark maintained his interest in politics while working first as a journalist and then as a water policy wonk at the San Diego County Water Authority, where he learned that water is all about history and politics. Mark has previously lectured on Third Parties in American Politics as well as San Diego Water issues.
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