The 35th Vice President was Alben Barkley, who served from January 20, 1949 to January 20, 1953 during the elected (second) term of Harry Truman.
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The person who serves as President of the Senate, is also vice president of the United States of America.
The President of the Senate (Vice President of the United States) is given that authority in the US Constitution.
Under the US Constitution, the Vice-President of the United States presides at the Senate and is thus the President of the Senate. If the Vice-President is not present, then the President Protempore of the Senate presides. The Majority Leader of the Senate is usually also the President Protem.
The Vice President of the United States.
The vice president serves as president of the senate. There are 100 Senators, and if there is ever a tie in the senate, the vice president gets to cast the winning vote. If the vice president is not available, somebody else will serve, he is called the president pro tempore.