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the vice president.
He shot the presidents wife and took the president hostage
the president chooses a new vice president
Vice presidents have the duty of if anything happenns to the president the vice president will take over, if you see what I mean.
The Vice President becomes President and completes the original Presidents original term of office.
Secret service agents are trained to take a bullet for the President if necessary.
There is a long sucession of people in line to take over should something happen to the President. The Vice President takes over, followed by the Speaker of the House and so on and so forth. The members in the Presidents cabinet are also in line.
The constitution provides that if the president dies, resigns, or is removed from office, the vice president becomes president. In recent years, presidents have given their vice president more responsibilities. Vice presidents must be fully inform and prepared to take over the important jobs that could be theirs. Vice presidents must meet the same constitution qualifications as the president and serves a four-year term.
Leading the Senate
All US presidents take the oath of office, starting with the first president, George Washington.
New presidents take office on January 20.
The vice president will take his place, along with the vice presidents family. Although it is unlikely for the president to die, it can happen.