John Garner

John Garner
John Garner ; (politician);
Born	John Nance Garner III; 1868-11-22; Detroit, Red River County, Texas, U.S.
Died	1967-11-07 (Age 98); Uvalde, Texas, U.S.
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Vanderbilt University
Religion	Methodist
Children	Tully Charles Garner
Spouse	Mariette Rheiner Garner
Party	Democratic
	Vice President of the United States
In office
	March 4, 1933 - January 20, 1941
Boss	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Succeeded by	Henry Agard Wallace
	Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
In office
	December 7, 1931 - March 4, 1933
	House Minority Leader
In office
	March 4, 1929 - March 4, 1931
	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 15th district
In office
	March 4, 1903 - March 4, 1933

Related Document

Title	Type	Publication date	Author(s)	Description
Document:Reflection on the Role of the U.S. Vice Presidency	Article	25 September 2024	Ludwig De Braeckeleer	On 12 April 1945, Vice President Truman was preparing to have a drink in House Speaker Sam Rayburn’s office when he received an urgent message to go immediately to the White House, where Eleanor Roosevelt told him that her husband had died after a massive cerebral hemorrhage. Suddenly, the ‘piano player’ was responsible for overseeing the final phase of World War II and shaping the postwar global order: Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, NATO, and the UN.

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