It means to become the new president-- to follow in the office of president.
"succeed" is this sense means to follow after. It is the opposite of "precede" which means to go before. English is a funny language sometimes- someone who precedes is called a "predecessor" and someone who succeeds, in this sense, is called a "successor"
PRECEDED means the president before the current president.SUCCEEDED means the president following after the president.
Richard Nixon was the only vice president to become president that did not succeed the president he served under.
Whom did Robert Mugabe succeed as the President of Zimbabwe?
Yes, James Madison succeed Thomas Jefferson as President of the United States.
"succeed" means to follow in this case - it is the opposite of precede. One can say that Madison succeeded Jefferson as president which means that Madison was the next president after Jefferson.
The president is first in line to succeed the President.
Vladimir Putin
James Monroe
Me, Myself, and I
President Martin Van Buren (8th president)
Andrew Johnson, who would succeed Lincoln as president.
Martin Van Bruen was selected to succeed Jackson as president in 1836. LOL do you have mr. grayer!!!-albino kid in mason