31st US Vice President Charles Curtis

Description Charles Curtis served as a U.S. representative and senator from Kansas.  He was part Native American, as his mother was Kaw, Osage, and Potawatomi.  He lived for many years on the Kaw Reservation.  Curtis is the first person with significant Native American ancestry to reach a high level of office in the executive branch of government.  Curtis was a strong leader in the Senate and elected as both minority whip and majority whip.  In 1923 Charles Curtis proposed the first version of the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution; however, the amendment did not go forward.  When he resigned from the Senate to assume the vice presidency, he arranged for a Native American jazz band to perform at the inauguration.  During the Depression, Curtis endorsed the five-day work week, with no reduction in wages as a work-sharing solution to unemployment. This U.S. Vice President Charles Curtis History Mug is part of our U.S. Vice Presidents Series which includes all of the US Vice Presidents. The biographical History Mugs were created to teach and inspire individuals to learn about our diverse and interesting history.  The biographies were researched and written by history enthusiast, Robert Compton.  He colorized most of the historic photos and images used on the mugs, which were originally black and white or sepia-tone.  The images and biographies are imprinted on mugs at his studio in rural Vermont. Mugs are food and microwave safe. To preserve photographic quality we recommend hand washing. Mugs are usually shipped within 3-5 days.