The American Vice President: Rethinking a Political Afterthought
About The American Vice President: Rethinking a Political Afterthought
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 and then scandal-plagued America was forced to clarify the role of the vice president, the film examines the passage and firs…
The American Vice President: Rethinking a Political Afterthought is a 2024 documentary film directed by Michelle Ferrari.
Rachel Maddow takes the lead as Self, Robin Miles as Narrator, James Hite as Self, and Jared Cohen as Self. At 57 minutes long, it arrived in October 2024.
The screenplay is by Michelle Ferrari. Produced by American Experience Films. In the United States it streams on PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel.
It carries a NR rating.