Question: when was the office of the vice president created
Answer: No mention of an office of vice president was made at the 1787 Constitutional Convention until near the end , when an 11 - member committee on `` Leftover Business '' proposed a method of electing the president and vice president , and recommended that the vice president succeed the executive in the event of a vacancy in that position , but would otherwise serve as the president of the Senate , casting a vote only to break a tie .