John C. Breckinridge holds the distinction of being the youngest Vice President in United States history. He served under President James Buchanan at the age of 36. His political career spanned ...

Last March, while sharing a ski lift in Vail with Robert Mitchell, CEO of power transmission company Trans-Elect, renewable-energy investor John Breckenridge got to chatting about undersea electric ...

On this day in 1864, John Breckinridge, a former Kentucky politician, took control of Confederate forces in western Virginia. He commanded troops there until Jefferson Davis, the Confederate president ...

FORT KNOX, Ky. — John Breckenridge’s military legacy was borne in war on the South Pacific island of Guadalcanal in 1942. A pragmatic thinker often finding opportunities that others might overlook, ...

At age 40, a relative newcomer who made his name on the campaign trail for his fierce attacks on Democrats is first in the line of succession for president. By Michael C. Bender Before Joseph R. Biden ...