<P> In 1933 , Franklin D. Roosevelt raised the stature of the office by renewing the practice of inviting the vice president to cabinet meetings , which every president since has maintained . Roosevelt 's first vice president , John Nance Garner , broke with him over the `` court - packing issue , early in his second term , and became Roosevelt 's leading critic . At the start of that term , on January 20 , 1937 , Garner had been the first Vice President to be sworn into office on the Capitol steps in the same ceremony with the president ; a tradition that continues . Prior to that time , vice presidents were traditionally inaugurated at a separate ceremony in the Senate chamber . Gerald R. Ford and Nelson A. Rockefeller , who were both appointed to the office under the terms of the 25th amendment , were inaugurated in the House and Senate chambers , respectively . </P>
<P> In 1933 , Franklin D. Roosevelt raised the stature of the office by renewing the practice of inviting the vice president to cabinet meetings , which every president since has maintained . Roosevelt 's first vice president , John Nance Garner , broke with him over the `` court - packing issue , early in his second term , and became Roosevelt 's leading critic . At the start of that term , on January 20 , 1937 , Garner had been the first Vice President to be sworn into office on the Capitol steps in the same ceremony with the president ; a tradition that continues . Prior to that time , vice presidents were traditionally inaugurated at a separate ceremony in the Senate chamber . Gerald R. Ford and Nelson A. Rockefeller , who were both appointed to the office under the terms of the 25th amendment , were inaugurated in the House and Senate chambers , respectively . </P>
when did the vice president become part of the cabinet
when did the vice president become part of the cabinet
1933
1933