top five vice presidents
1. John Adams
2. George Bush I
3. Harry Truman
4. Gerald Ford
5. John Tyler

Note: This is more of a "wow, they survived, or they salvaged something impossible. Adams is an easy No. 1, the rest are here and there. And anyone who wishes to ask me where Jefferson is, well, let's just say my thoughts about him that I posted in April have not changed.