Pre-Debate Documentary Screening: The American Vice President (2024)

On Tuesday, October 1 at 8 p.m., Old Major will screen the premiere of the PBS documentary film, The American Vice President, before later screening the Vice Presidential Debate. Join us for food, drinks and the screening! Old Major’s bar and kitchen open at 6 p.m.

***The American Vice President ***explores the little-known story of the second-highest office in the land, tracing its evolution from a constitutional afterthought to a position of political consequence. Focusing on the fraught period between 1963 and 1974, when a grief-stricken and then scandal-plagued America was forced to clarify the role of the vice president, the film examines the passage and first uses of the 25th Amendment and offers a fresh and surprising perspective on succession in the executive branch.