Speaker of the house.
The Secretary of State is next in line after the Vice President.
Next in line is the Vice-President, followed by the Speaker of the House.
Next in line is the Vice-President, followed by the Speaker of the House.
3rd in the line of succession would be the Speaker of the House (assuming you meant the president and vice president with "both").
(1) Vice-president.(2) The Speaker of the House of Representatives(3) The president pro tempore of the Senate
Aaron Burr
The 3rd vice president of the United States was Aaron Burr. :D
No. In the event that the president and vice president are both killed, the 3rd in command is the speaker of the house. When a president and vice president leave the white house after their term(s), the president elect has already selected his running mate, who becomes the vice president after the inauguration.
According to U.S. Code, the Speaker of the House is first in line after the Vice-President to act as President when neither the President nor the Vice President is available, willing, able and qualified to do so.If there is no House Speaker, or if the House Speaker is not able and qualified, the Presidency goes to the holder of the office highest on the following list who is able and qualified:the President pro-tempore of the Senatethe Secretary of Statethe Secretary of the Treasurythe Secretary of Defensethe Attorney Generalthe Secretary of the Interiorthe Secretary of Agriculturethe Secretary of Commercethe Secretary of Laborthe Secretary of Health and Human Servicesthe Secretary of Housing and Urban Developmentthe Secretary of Transportationthe Secretary of Energythe Secretary of Educationthe Secretary of Veterans Affairs
It specifies the full line of succession should the president no longer be able to serve. The Vice-President has always been second in line, but the Act specifies the next 18 places, including the Speaker of the House in 3rd, President pro tempore of the Senate in 4th, and on down the line of Cabinet Secretaries.
Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson