John Adams (was the vice president of George Washington).
The first president of the United States was George Washington. His vice president was John Adams. John Adams served as the second president.
The vice president is second in command of the nation, he only answers to the president. YM Why is the vice president rank? YMMV
The simple explanation: The US Constitution does not permit that the nation be without a chief executive. Therefore it is a practical matter, considering that the Vice president can act as the chief executive when the President is incapasitated. For the few moments that the former President is stepping down, and the new President is being sworn in, there would actually be no President, so to avoid the problem, the Vice President is traditionally sworn in first.
It was Alexander Hamilton who introduced the idea of a vice president. Hamilton is one of America's Founding Fathers, and served as the nation's first Secretary of the Treasury.
One responsibility the Vice President has is casting tie breaking votes in the Senate. The Vice President is also responsible for the nation if something happens to the President.
John Adams was our first vice president and second president.
First president - George Washington First vice president - John Adams
Washington was elected the first President, Adams the first Vice President.
Washington was elected the first President, Adams the first Vice President.
John Adams was George Washington's vice president. So he was the first vice president!!!
Some companies have several vice-presidents with titles such as first vice-president, second vice-president and so forth.
John Tyler was the first vice-president to assume the role of president.John Tyler was the first vice-president to assume the role of president.