“there cannot be a great vice president. a great man may occupy the office, but there is no way for him to become a great vice president because the office in itself is almost wholly unimportant.” —former vice president john nance garner, collier’s magazine, march 20, 1948 explain what garner meant by this remark. use information from your reading to explain how his point of view compares with the job description of the vice president described in the chapter. answer asap.

In this quote, former Vice President John Nance Garner states that he believes the office of the vice president is quite unimportant. This most likely relates to the duties and powers that vice presidents have. Because of how unimportant this office is, Garner argues that even if a great man were to occupy it, it is unlikely he would be able to accomplish great things.

when world war i broke out across europe in 1914, president woodrow wilson proclaimed the united states would remain neutral, and many americans supported this policy of nonintervention. however, public opinion about neutrality started to change after the sinking of the british ocean liner lusitania by a german u-boat in 1915; almost 2,000 people perished, including 128 americans. along with news of the zimmerman telegram threatening an alliance between germany and mexico, wilson asked congress for a declaration of war against germany. the u.s. officially entered the conflict on april 6, 1917.