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How did John Tyler and Andrew Johnson become president?

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Both were vice-presidents who became president when the elected president died in office.

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They were both originally vice-presidents, and ascended to office when the president died.

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Vice Presidents who became president after that president died or resigned?

Tyler, Arthur, Andrew Johnson, Lyndon Johnson, Truman, Fillmore and Ford.


Did Andrew Johnson's vice president become president?

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What us President served his entire term without a vice president?

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John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, John Tyler, Andrew Johnson, Chester Arthur, Theodore Roosevelt, Calvin Coolidge, Harry S Truman, Lyndon Johnson, and George H.W. Bush. There were actually TEN.


What president served in all 4 elected offices of the us?

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Who is called the accidental president?

Nine. Five of them were not elected to a term in their own right - Tyler, Fillmore, Andrew Johnson, and Ford. the other four were elected to their own term after finishing the term of their deceased predecessors - Theodore Roosevelt, Coolidge, Truman, and Lyndon Johnson.


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Did any presidents become vice president of the US?

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Is Andrew Jackson tenth president of US?

Andrew Jackson was 7th president of US. John Tyler was 10th president of US.


President pro tempore of the senate who hoped to become president?

Benjamin Wade who voted to remove Andrew Johnson from office and become president himself is the obvious answer to your question. At that time, the pro temp was next in line for president after the vice president.Former pro tempore John Tyler did actually become president and pro tempore Wm King who became vice-president may have had some some presidential ambitions. Former pro tempore Lewis Cass ran for president.


Which 14 president were also Vice president?

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