Richard Nixon was the first former vice president to ascend to the presidency via election since Martin van Buren. After losing an extremely close race against John F. Kennedy in 1960 , he lost a ...

Explained Vice President Nixon, the acting captain of the Eisenhower team: “The President has set up the Administration in such a way that it will continue its policies, ...

Vice-President VV Giri's resignation to run for the President's post, after President Zakir Hussain's death, created a rare ...

A look back at other sitting vice presidents who were running for the top job and debating on TV against the nominee of the opposition party: Gore in 2000, George H.W. Bush in 1988 and Nixon in 1960.

First, consider how Richard Nixon in 1961, in his role of vice president, reacted after having to read off the Electoral College numbers to Congress indicating he had lost the presidential election.