How many times has the vice president become president?

Answer 1

Nine U. S. Vice Presidents assumed the Presidency upon the death or resignation of the President:

1. John Tyler (April 6, 1841)
2. Millard Fillmore (July 9, 1850)
3. Andrew Johnson (April 15, 1865)
4. Chester A. Arthur (September 19, 1881)
5. Theodore Roosevelt (September 14, 1901)
6. Calvin Coolidge (August 3, 1923)
7. Harry Truman (April 12, 1945)
8. Lyndon Johnson (November 22, 1963)
9. Gerald R. Ford (August 9, 1974)

Answer 2

John Tyler succeeded William Henry Harrison in 1841. There was doubt, and outright opposition to the idea, that Tyler was actually president. The wording of the constitution on the question of succession was a bit vague. It said that the vice president should, "act as president." There were many who held that that meant that the vice president could exercise the presidents powers but would not actually be president. Tyler thought otherwise and had the oath of office administered and asserted that he was, indeed, the president of United States. The difference beteween being president and merely acting as president was too small to matter so he got away with it but his enemies always referred to him as "His Accidency." Nonetheless, when Zachary Taylor died in 1850, no one questioned that Millard Fillmore became president.

Just to make everything perfectly clear though, the 25th amendment specifies exactly that if the president dies, or is removed from office, then the vice president does, in fact, become president.

Answer 3

Nine times has the vice-president had to take over for the president- 8 times because of the death of ht president and once because he resigned.

Answer 4

Any time when the president die

Answer 5

9

Answer 6

Nine times

Answer 7

9