In picking veteran politician Mike Pence as his vice-president in 2016, Donald Trump went with a safe choice that would also help secure him the evangelical Christian vote.
"A Christian, a conservative and a Republican, in that order" is how Mr Pence once described himself. In the last three years, you could say he's added steadfast Trump soldier to that list.
Since becoming Mr Trump's right-hand man, Mr Pence has stayed largely out of the headlines, diligently following the president's lead, defending his policies and demonstrating the sort of public loyalty Mr Trump values.
"Pence works for a president who insists on the spotlight and he is very careful to defer so as not to ruffle Trump's feathers," says Joel Goldstein, author of several books about the vice-presidency, including The Modern American Vice Presidency: The Transformation of a Political Institution.
But there are times when he is very visible, like last week when he did a number of talk shows after the Democratic convention, says Mr Goldstein. Other vice-presidents have not been so keen to get in front of the cameras.
Here are five times during Mr Trump's first term that the vice-president took centre stage.
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