Nixon was effectively impeached (resigned), but we probably won't see
impeachments anytime soon because US wants to avoid appearance of
politcial removals as much as possible.

The Vice Presidency
- "The Usual Suspect" - chosen to be an acceptable, presidential
  candidate: often political experience, liked by party
- "Balance the Ticket" to gain electoral votes
    - Geographical balancing (southern, western, midwestern votes, etc)
    - Ideological balancing (Clinton+Al Gore, ex.)
        - Ex: Reagan and HW Bush
    - Demographic balancing
        - Obama (young, black) + Biden (experienced/old, white)
        - Biden + Kamala
    - Used to be very little power/involvement
        - Biden, Pence, Cheney had more power than in previous years
        - Bush, ex., did not have much power from the president
    - Mostly their role is
        - Replacement (in case of dead, incapacitated, unavailable)
        - President of the Senate

Power to Persuade
- President/VP needs more than formal powers
- Have to win over Washingtonians, by persuasion
    - Can directly persuade Congressmen, interest groups, thinktanks
    - OR can persuade the people
        - Persuade voters to ask their reps/senators
        - Rhetorical skills: prepared speech
            - also more informal engagement with base
        - Resources of the office: influence (Oval Office, etc)
        - "Washington Bazaar": engage with news media

Future presidencies
- Presidential Power generally only expands
    - Unless drastic changes occur
- Will the president become Arthur Schelinger's "imperial president"
    - Used in referenc to Nixon
    - More absolute, less checked behavior by the pres.
    - Trump's potential coup may realize this
- What makes a relevant president
    - Focused energy behind one chief (whatever role they assume)
    - Energy
    - Dosen't require a specific geographic location like Congress
        - "Personal President": president is socially relevant to people
            - Trump got votes because he seemed like a normal person
            - Bill Clinton, super folksy president