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John Adams
- 1st Vice President: 1789-1797
- 2nd President: 1797-1801
- 2nd Vice President: 1797-1801
- 3rd President: 1801-1809
Martin Van Buren
- 8th Vice President: 1833-1837
- 8th President: 1837-1841
John Tyler
- 10th Vice President: 1841
- 10th President: 1841-1845
Millard Fillmore
- 12th Vice President: 1849-1850
- 13th President: 1850-1853
Andrew Johnson
- 16th Vice President: 1865
- 17th President: 1865-1869
Chester A. Arthur
- 20th Vice President: 1881
- 21st President: 1881-1885
- 25th Vice President: 1901
- 26th President: 1901-1909
Calvin Coolidge
- 29th Vice President: 1921-1923
- 30th President: 1923-1929
Harry Truman
- 34th Vice President: 1945
- 33rd President: 1945-1953
Richard Nixon
- 36th Vice President: 1953-1961
- 37th President: 1969-1974
Lyndon Johnson
- 37th Vice President: 1961-1963
- 36th President: 1963-1969
Gerald Ford
- 40th Vice President: 1973-1974
- 38th President: 1974-1977
- 43rd Vice President: 1981-1989
- 41st President: 1989-1993
Fourteen vice presidents have become president, eight because of the death of a president. These eight so-called 'accidental presidents' were John Tyler (VP for W, H. Harrison) Millard Fillmore (VP for Taylor) Andrew Johnson (VP for Lincoln), Chester A. Arthur (VP for Garfield), Theodore Roosevelt(VP for McKinley), Calvin Coolidge (VP for Harding), Harry S. Truman (VP for F.D. Roosevelt), and Lyndon B. Johnson (VP for Kennedy). Vice-president Gerald Ford (VP for Nixon) took office because of President Nixon's resignation.
The other vice presidents who became president were John Adams (VP for Washington), Thomas Jefferson, (VP for John Adams), Martin Van Buren (VP for Jackson), Richard M. Nixon (VP for Eisenhower), and George H. W. Bush (VP for Reagan). Of these six, all but Nixon were elected president immediately after serving as vice president. Nixon was defeated in 1960 but ran again and won in 1968.
The only men ever elected twice as Vice President and subsequently voted President are:
John Adams, Richard Nixon, George H.W. Bush
As for those who were elected Vice President but only served as such one term or less, and were eventually elected President (including four who initially became President at the death of their predecessor):
Thomas Jefferson, Martin Van Buren, Theodore Roosevelt, Calvin Coolidge, Harry Truman, Lyndon Johnson
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Which vice presidents have not become president?
33 of the 47 US vice-president never became President. See the related questions for more details.
Why is there more presidents than vice presidents?
The last time the total number of Presidents and Vice Presidents was the same was near the end of the 19th century, when McKinley was President and Hobart was Vice President. Then after Vice President Hobart died McKinley needed a new running mate. When he was reelected, Theodore Roosevelt was his new Vice President, and the number of V.P.'s then exceeded the number of Presidents by one. The difference of one remained until Franklin Roosevelt was President. He changed Vice Presidents twice (he had a total of three). So at that point, when Roosevelt started his 4th term, the total of vice presidents was three more than the total of presidents. The difference of three remained until Gerald Ford was appointed to replace Vice President Agnew, who resigned in 1973. The difference then became four, where it remains to this day (43 presidents and 47 vice presidents).
How many presidents served as vice president?
14 presidents served as vice president before becoming president
Why was the offices of president and vice president created?
They are called for in the US Constitution but no means of election is specified. Originally they were individual candidates for president, whoever got the most votes became president and whoever got the second most votes became vice president. This was eventually found to result in presidents and vice presidents that could not work together well. So eventually the parties started picking a president/vice president pair and they were elected together.
Are vice presidents allowed to fly with presidents?
no, this way if the president dies, the vice president is still there to replace him
Why did the 5 vice presidents that became presidents became presidents?
because the former president either died or resigned 14 U. S. Vice Presidents became President. 8 of them ascended to the presidency upon the death of the president. 4 of them were the incumbent vice president when they won a presidential election. 1 of them was a former vice president when he won a presidential election. 1 of them ascended to the presidency upon the resignation of the president
What vice presidents became president but were not elected to the presidency?
President ford.he is the only one.
How did John Tyler and Andrew Johnson become president?
Both were vice-presidents who became president when the elected president died in office.
Why and how did Tyler Fillmore and Arthur not have Vice Presidents?
Millard Fillmore did not have a Vice-President. He became President after the death of Zachary Taylor. There was apparently no one to fill Fillmore's Vice-Presidental shoes. It pays to pay attention in school kids.
Which of these Presidents most recently became Vice President by succession?
Gerald Ford
Which vice presidents have not become president?
33 of the 47 US vice-president never became President. See the related questions for more details.
Who became president when Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth?
Andrew Johnson, Abraham Lincoln's Vice President, became a full President after Lincoln died. He was not an acting President. The Vice President becoming a full President, after the death of the former President, was established long before Andrew Johnson became the first Vice President to succeed a murdered President. Previous Vice Presidents had succeeded Presidents who had died from medical illnesses.
Who was the only vice president to have assumed the presidency for a reason other than the president s death?
Gerald R. Ford was appointed vice president after the elected vice president Spiro Agnew resigned. Ford then became President when Nixon also resigned for reasons not related to Agnew's resignation.
How many Vice Presidents became President because of the President resigning?
one: Gerald Ford in 1974
Why is there more presidents than vice presidents?
The last time the total number of Presidents and Vice Presidents was the same was near the end of the 19th century, when McKinley was President and Hobart was Vice President. Then after Vice President Hobart died McKinley needed a new running mate. When he was reelected, Theodore Roosevelt was his new Vice President, and the number of V.P.'s then exceeded the number of Presidents by one. The difference of one remained until Franklin Roosevelt was President. He changed Vice Presidents twice (he had a total of three). So at that point, when Roosevelt started his 4th term, the total of vice presidents was three more than the total of presidents. The difference of three remained until Gerald Ford was appointed to replace Vice President Agnew, who resigned in 1973. The difference then became four, where it remains to this day (43 presidents and 47 vice presidents).
Which vice presidents that became presidents got voted in again?
Teddy Roosevelt, Coolidge, Truman and Lyndon Johnson became president by accident upon the death of the president, but were voted in for another term.
Which president was appointed to office not elected?
Gerald Ford. Richard Nixon chose Ford as his Vice President after the resignation of Spiro T. Agnew. Ford then became President upon Nixon's resignation. The other vice-presidents who assumed the Presidency were elected as vice-presidents.
