The top 5 best — and — worst vice presidents since 1933, ranked
There’s no Mt. Rushmore for vice presidents. But if there were, here’s how the top and bottom 5 stack up, according to a 2024 Presidential Greatness Project survey ranking from 1933-present.
No. 15: John Nance Garner
John Nance “Cactus Jack” Garner, served as vice president under President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
No. 14: Alben Barkley
President Harry S. Truman, left, and Vice President Alben Barkley wave from the reviewing stand Jan. 20, 1949, during the inaugural parade in Washington, D.C.