Which vice presidents have become president of the US?

Answer 1

== == == == John Tyler - on death of William H Harrison in 1841

Millard Fillmore - on death of Zachary Taylor in 1850

Andrew Johnson - on assassination of Abraham Lincoln in 1865

Chester Arthur - on assassination of James Garfield in 1881

Theodore Roosevelt - on assassination of William McKinley in 1901

Calvin Coolidge - on death of Warren G Harding in 1923

Harry S Truman - on death of Franklin D Roosevelt in 1945

Lyndon B Johnson - on assassination of John F Kennedy in 1963

Gerald R Ford - on resignation of Richard M Nixon in 1974

Answer 2

Fourteen vice presidents later became president:

John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Martin Van Buren, John Tyler, Millard Fillmore, Andrew Johnson, Chester A. Arthur, Theodore Roosevelt, Calvin Coolidge, Harry S Truman, Richard M. Nixon, Lyndon B. Johnson, Gerald R. Ford and George H.W. Bush.

Five of them, Adams, Jefferson, Van Buren , Nixon and Bush completed their terms as vice-president and then ran for president. The others moved up to the Presidency because the President died or resigned. Roosevelt, Coolidge, Truman Lyndon Johnson were elected to a second term after they became president.

Answer 3

John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Martin Van Buren, Richard Nixon and George H. W. Bush were all elected vice-president before they were elected President. Theodore Roosevelt, Calvin Coolidge, Harry Truman and Lyndon Johnson first became President due to the death of the President, but were then elected to a term of their own.

Answer 4

John Adams - elected VP 1789, elected President 1796

Thomas Jefferson - elected VP 1796, elected President 1800

Martin Van Buren - elected VP 1832, elected President 1836

Richard Nixon - Elected VP 1952 and 1956, elected President 1968.

George H. W, Bush- elected VP in 1980 ans 1984, elected President in 1988/

In addition, T Roosevelt, Coolidge, Truman and LB Johnson all succeeded to the Presidency on the death of an incumbent, and went on to be elected to a subsequent elected term.

Several other Vice Presidents have become President, but they reached the office without being elected due to death or resignation of the President.

Answer 5

Fifteen US vice presidents later became president. They are: John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Martin Van Buren, John Tyler, Millard Fillmore, Andrew Johnson, Chester Alan Arthur, Theodore Roosevelt, Calvin Coolidge, Harry S Truman, Lyndon Baines Johnson, Richard Milhous Nixon, Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr, and George Herbert Walker Bush all served as both President and Vice President of the United States.

Tyler, Fillmore, Andrew Johnson, Arthur, and Ford were never elected president, but served only because the president died. Theodore Roosevelt, Coolidge, Truman and Lyndon Johnson first became President because of the death of the President, but later were elected to another term.

Gerald Ford was the only one who was not elected to be vice president in the usual way, but appointed by the president and confirmed by Congress when the elected VP resigned in mid-term.

Answer 6

Former Vice Presidents of the United States who later served as Presidents are, in chronological order:

• John Adams (vice-President from April 21, 1789 to March 4, 1797, President from March 4, 1797 to March 4, 1801)
• Thomas Jefferson (vice-President from March 4, 1797 to March 4, 1801, President from March 4, 1801 to March 4, 1809)
• Martin Van Buren (vice-President from March 4, 1833 to March 4, 1837, President from March 4, 1837 to March 4, 1841)
• John Taylor (vice-President from March 4, 1841 to April 4, 1841, President from April 4, 1841 to March 4, 1845)
• Millard Fillmore (vice-President from March 4, 1849 to July 9, 1850, President from July 9, 1850 to March 4, 1853)
• Andrew Johnson (vice-President from March 4, 1865 to April 15, 1865, President from April 15, 1865 to March 4, 1869)
• Chester A. Arthur (vice President from March 4, 1881 to September 19, 1881, President from September 19, 1881 to March 4, 1885)
• Theodore Roosevelt (vice-President from March 4, 1901 to September 14, 1901, President from September 14, 1901 to March 4, 1909)
• Calvin Coolidge (vice-President from March 4, 1921 to August 2, 1923, President from August 2, 1923 to March 4, 1929)
• Harry S Truman (vice-President from January 20, 1945 to April 12, 1945, President from April 12, 1945 to January 20, 1953)
• Richard Nixon (vice-President from January 20, 1953 to January 20, 1961, President from Janaury 20, 1969 to August 9, 1974)
• Lyndon B. Johnson (vice-Preisdent from January 20, 1961 to November 22, 1963, President from November 22, 1963 to Janaury 20, 1969)
• Gerald Ford (vice-President from December 6, 1973 to August 9, 1974, President from August 9, 1974 to January 20, 1977)
• George HW Bush (vice-president from January 20, 1981 to January 20, 1989, President from January 20, 1989 to January 20, 1993)

Answer 7

John Tyler Millard Fillmore Andrew Johnson Chester A. Arthur Theodore Roosevelt Calvin Coolidge Harry S. Truman Lyndon B. Johnson Gerald R. Ford