the Eter- nal, you'll sink me with you."

"The 'Van Buren Jinx': Vice Presidents Need Not Beware" George Sugiovanni, in Presi-
As Candidates dential Studies Quarterly (Winter 1988), Cen- ter for the Study of the Presidency, 208 East 75th St., New York, N.Y. 10021.
As George Bush continues his drive for the White House, he faces a barrier that has long seemed all but insurmountable: the "VanBuren jinx." The last sitting vice president to be elected chief executive was M...