Charles Curtis
Biography of Vice President Charles Curtis (1929-1933)
By admin - Posted on March 14th, 2007
Biography of Vice President Charles Curtis (1929-1933)
Presidency of Herbert C. Hoover
His politics were always purely personal. Issues never bothered him. -- William Allen White
In the spring of 1932, George and Ira Gershwin's Broadway musical, "Of Thee I Sing," spoofed Washington politics, including a vice president named Alexander Throttlebottom, who could get inside the White House only on public tours. The tour guide, who failed to recognize Throttlebottom, at one point engaged him in a discussion of the vice-presidency: » read more »
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