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In 1928 Curtis ran with Herbert Hoover heading the Republican ticket for president and vice-president.

Following their landslide 58 % to 41 % victory, Curtis resigned from the Senate on March 3, 1929 to assume the office of Vice President.

The pair was inaugurated on March 4, 1929.

Soon after the Great Depression began, Curtis endorsed the five-day work week, with no reduction in wages, as a work-sharing solution to unemployment.

( See John Ryan's book Questions of the Day.