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What vice presidents became president?

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. Harr… (MORE)

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Who was president and vice president in 1800?

The year 1800 was an election year. The outgoing President was John Adams and Vice President was Thomas Jefferson. The incoming President elected that year was Thomas Jeff… (MORE)

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How have vice presidents become presidents?

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How have vice presidents become presidents?

Either they get elected to the presidency, after the current president's term in office is up (George H.W. Bush was elected after Ronald Reagan), they take over after the deat… (MORE)

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President Eisenhower's vice president?

Richard Nixon Nixon was the only person in U. S. history elected Vice President twice AND elected President twice.

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Can an former president be vice president?

Yes, if he is still eligible to become president meaning that he has not served for two terms already.

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7 Vice Presidents Who Made Things Happen

Once in office, you really don't see much publicized activity about the Vice President. In more than one White House administration, the VP was nothing more than a showpiece t…o garner votes during the election. In these instances, the guy is usually just buying his time when he can take his own shot at the Oval Office. From time to time, however, the VP is much more than the President's errand boy and instead fills an important role as an advisor and political mover. The following are the Vice Presidents who took their jobs to the next level.Mr. Cheney is widely regarded as one of the most powerful, if not the most powerful, individual to serve as Vice President. Most have heard the jokes about Cheney actually running the country behind the scenes. While this probably wasn't the case, Cheney did have unfettered access to the President and was one of his closest advisors, especially on national defense issues. He was one of the chief planners/advocates of the war in Iraq.As a Senator, Joe Biden was highly critical of the influence wielded by his predecessor Dick Cheney. It is ironic, then, that Mr. Biden finds himself in a very similar position, though not as vilified. Biden is not only one of the President's closest advisors, but quite often you will see the VP out front promoting the President's agenda. President Obama has also seen fit to allow Biden to handle significant policy matters such as Iraq and legislative efforts. From foreign policy to dealing with Congress, Biden is the President's go to guy.While Mr. Gore did not actually invent the internet, he did begin to set the current trend of Vice President's having a close working relationship with the President. President Clinton, one must remember, was a Washington outsider upon assuming office. As such, Gore's experience as a Senator was invaluable. The President valued Gore's opinion, with the VP having a significant voice on appointments, new policy proposals and even foreign affairs. Much of the administration's moves regarding technology and the environment were Gore initiatives.He served under an unpopular President and during a turbulent time in America. Nevertheless, Mr. Mondale and President Jimmy Carter embarked on a new dynamic on how these two would work together. Essentially, President Carter put his VP to work. He was the first VP with an office in the West Wing of the White House where all the real work of governing is done. The President included the VP on just about every major policy decision and encouraged him to speak his opinion. The tradition of VPs receiving daily intelligence briefings began with Mondale.With the whole becoming President and the subsequent Watergate scandal, most people forget that Mr. Nixon served eight years as Vice President in the Eisenhower administration. President Eisenhower was a military man who understood the utility and necessity of a number two man. To this effect, Nixon would routinely chair cabinet meetings when the President was absent. He also assumed temporary control of the government when Eisenhower was incapacitated (twice).It's very likely that very few people will remember or recognize Mr. Barkley's name. Nevertheless, as the VP for President Harry Truman, he was the direct beneficiary of what Truman himself learned during his own brief time as Vice President. When Truman assumed office upon President Roosevelt's death, he was completely in the dark as to what the administration was doing. As such, Truman made sure that Barkley was a member of the newly created National Security Council. Barkley attended cabinet meetings, ensuring VP was well informed.The tenure of Mr. Wallace was something of an experiment in that President Roosevelt decided to give his VP something to do. The President had his VP handle a number of important jobs, such as appointing him to the Board of Economic Welfare. Equally, as the former Secretary of Agriculture, Wallace knew his way around both the President's cabinet and Washington, establishing important contacts in both places. (MORE)

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Responsibilities Included in a Vice President Job Description

In businesses and corporations, vice presidents form a part of the executive leadership team alongside the company president and other high-level managers. Although leadership… structures vary somewhat from company to company, a vice president usually heads a department within a company. For example, large corporations often employ a vice president for finance, marketing, human resources or corporate strategy, among other possibilities. Vice presidents are responsible for a variety of strategic and functional duties. The most important responsibilities included in a typical vice president job description are listed below.As members of an executive leadership team, vice presidents are responsible for contributing to the development of both company-wide and department-specific strategic plans. Vice presidents must understand the capabilities and weaknesses of their respective departments thoroughly in order to provide valid information for use in company-wide planning and goal-setting. Within their respective business departments, vice presidents oversee the creation and execution of strategies and tactical plans designed to meet and exceed company-wide goals.Vice presidents oversee the creation of departmental budgets. In large companies, vice presidents often work together with a company audit committee to design a budget that provides the means to achieve departmental and company-wide objectives without overspending. Vice presidents must be able to read and analyze complex financial reports and assess cost and performance projections in order to evaluate budgets plans effectively.Vice presidents are ultimately responsible for the performance of their respective departments. They must communicate productivity standards and performance expectations to their departmental managers and to all department employees, and then monitor progress in relation to these expectations. Vice presidents are also responsible for addressing and solving any internal issues that arise within their respective departments.Many vice presidents are required to attend regular meetings of the board of directors to report on departmental operations. They are expected to give a full accounting of departmental performance in relation to the company's overall strategy and operational objectives. These periodic meetings ensure that the board is fully informed on the performance of the company and its various departments. In some businesses, vice presidents report directly to the company president or CEO rather than a board of directors.These are the broad responsibilities typically included in a vice president job description. As high-level executives, vice presidents have a lot of responsibility and their leadership is an essential part of a successful company.Many corporate vice presidents are in charge of regularly evaluating their companies' real estate needs. They look for current and future opportunities for leasing and buying suitable property. (MORE)

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10 of the Most Recognizable U.S. Vice Presidents

Blame it on the complexities of the American political structure, dense American history, or simply the forgettable faces and names of American politicians, but for decades st…atistics have shown that "civil ignorance" among Americans is not a new phenomenon. However, iconic statures and even more iconic scandals have made some politicians easily recognizable, even to the most anti-political history American. Do you recognize any of these 10 U.S. vice presidents?Although Nixon served two terms as Vice President under President Dwight Eisenhower, he is best recognized and remembered as the only president to ever resign from office following his failed attempt to cover up illegal activities in the Watergate scandal.With a staggering 13 percent approval rating when he left office, and the controversy that often followed in his wake, it's no wonder Dick Cheney is one of the most highly recognized vice presidents to date. Throughout Cheney's time in office serving as Vice President to George W. Bush, it was rumored that Cheney was indeed the real "power" behind the Bush administration. As powerful as he may have been, he goes down in American history as one of the most disliked vice presidents of either political party.Harry Truman only served as Vice President for a few short months before taking office after the death of President Franklin Roosevelt. Surely he is most known for his role as President and for the creation of the National Security Council.With Nixon's abrupt resignation following the disgrace of the Watergate scandal, Ford went from dutiful vice president to president of the United States. Ford became the first president in American history to hold the office without being elected.Vice President under one of the most popular Democratic presidents - Bill Clinton, Al Gore, is one of only two vice presidents to win a Nobel Prize for his contributions to raising awareness on global warming.Recognized as a traitor and only U.S. vice president charged for murder, Burr was publicly condemned for his actions of treason and murder and went into exile in Europe before returning to a private life in New York until his death.Vice President under John F. Kennedy, Johnson succeeded President Kennedy as U.S. President following the 1963 assassination of John F. Kennedy. Lyndon is recognized as a progressive, who, during his presidency, introduced the Medicare and Head Start programs.Current Vice President serving his second term under President Obama, Biden is easily recognizable thanks in large part to the 2008 social media campaign that helped to get Biden and Obama in office. Biden's face has been on every social media platform, making him one of the most recognizable vice presidents to date.Many Americans recognize Quayle not because of his accomplishments during his tenure as vice president, but because of the constant ridicule he suffered at the hands of the media, only made worse by his often confusing quotes on everything from history to spelling. Despite the mark he made in the media, Quayle is regarded as one of the most active U.S. vice presidents.Better known as the youngest individual to become president, Roosevelt was first vice president under President William McKinley before taking office in 1901 following the assassination of President McKinley. As president Roosevelt won a Nobel Prize and founded the Progressive Party. (MORE)

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Multilingual Presidents

The third president of the United States and author of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson, read numerous languages. In April 1817, he stated in a letter to publ…isher Joseph Delaplaine that he wrote and read Ancient Greek, English, French, Italian, Latin, and Spanish. He died at age 83 on July 4, 1826, within five hours of John Adams. After his passing, books in Welsh, Gaelic, and Arabic were discovered in his library.After studying in France and the Netherlands, John Quincy Adams spoke social Dutch and fluent French. The sixth president, Adams continued to study Dutch for the rest of his life. After his father John Adams appointed him to serve as the country's ambassador to Prussia, he learned German to bolster his diplomatic efforts. He spoke a bit of Italian, studied classic Greek, and read and translated Latin texts with ease.Martin Van Buren was the first president who was a United States citizen at birth, as well as the first one not of Irish or British descent. His family spoke Dutch at home in Kinderhook, New York, and English was his second language. While attending Kinderhook Academy, he learned a bit of Latin and strengthened his knowledge of English. Van Buren was the United States' sixth president and served from 1837-1841 after serving as Andrew Jackson's vice president for four years.Like many presidents before him who obtained a classical education, James A. Garfield was well acquainted with Latin and Greek. Unlike the others, the ambidextrous Garfield answered friends' questions by simultaneously writing the answer in Greek with one hand and in Latin with the other. The country's 20th president, Garfield served only 200 days, from March 4 - September 19, 1881. Charles Guiteau, an unstable, failed lawyer who believed Garfield should have awarded him an ambassadorship, shot the president on July 2, 1881.A Republican Party leader and then founder of the Progressive Party, Theodore Roosevelt spoke French fluently, but with a German accent. He also read German, and he studied Latin and Greek in school. At age 42, he became the youngest president after anarchist Leon Czolgosz assassinated William McKinley. A two-term president, he had no Vice President during his first term from 1901-1905, as the Constitution did not allow for filling this vacancy mid-term until the 25th Amendment was ratified in 1967.As a Georgetown University freshman, Bill Clinton chose to study German as his required language. He noted that he was "impressed by the clarity and precision of the language." As the 42nd president of the United States, he delivered part of his July 12, 1994 speech at the Brandenburg Gate in German. Before a crowd of 50,000 people in free Berlin, he vowed, "Amerika steht an Ihrer Seite jetzt und fur immer ??? Berlin ist frei," meaning, "America is on your side, now and forever ... Berlin is free."The 43rd president of the United States, George W. Bush delivered several speeches in Spanish with some English scattered throughout. On May 5, 2001, he delivered the first-ever presidential weekly radio address in Spanish and English. A conversational Spanish speaker with a Texas accent, President Bush sometimes responded to reporters' questions in Spanish. Although his understanding of the language was a bit stronger than his spoken skills, the Spanish audiences appreciated the effort. (MORE)

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Who is the Vice President?

This depends on the country. See related questions: US: Joseph Biden is the vice president of the US as of January 20, 2009 under Barack Obama. His present term will expire … (MORE)

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Which US presidents did not have a vice president?

A total of 17 US Presidents did not have Vice Presidents for at least part of their term of office, and 4 had no Vice President for their entire term, having become President … (MORE)

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What does a vice president do?

The Vice President presides in the Senate. He casts the deciding vote in case of a tie. He contacts the President every morning and inquires about his health. He might get an … (MORE)

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Who is the president for the both president and vice can not?

After the vice president it is the speaker of the house( currently Nancy Pelosi). After that President Pro tempore of the senate( the person who is president of the senate whe… (MORE)

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Which presidents had 2 vice presidents?

US presidents who had more than one Vice President President Thomas Jefferson-1801-1809 Aaron Burr & George Clinton President James Madison-1809-1817 George Clinton & Elbrid… (MORE)

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