Which 13 presidents used to be vice presidents of the US?

Answer 1

14 U.S. Vice Presidents to date have also been U.S. President. 13 of them were Vice President immediately before becoming President, and one became President eight years after the end of his Vice Presidency.

Incumbent Vice President John Adams was elected President in 1796.

Incumbent Vice President Thomas Jefferson was first elected President in 1800.

Incumbent Vice President Martin Van Buren was elected President in 1836.

Vice President John Tyler assumed the Presidency when incumbent President William Henry Harrison died in 1841.

Vice President Millard Fillmore became President by Tyler's Precedent when incumbent President Zachary Taylor died in 1850.

Vice President Andrew Johnson became President by Tyler's Precedent when incumbent President Abraham Lincoln died in 1865.

Vice President Chester A. Arthur became President by Tyler's Precedent when incumbent President James A. Garfield died in 1881.

Vice President Theodore Roosevelt became President by Tyler's Precedent when incumbent President William McKinley died in 1901.

Vice President Calvin Coolidge became President by Tyler's Precedent when incumbent President Warren G. Harding died in 1923.

Vice President Harry S Truman became President by Tyler's Precedent when incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt died in 1945.

Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson became President by Tyler's Precedent when incumbent President John F. Kennedy died in 1963.

Former Vice President Richard Nixon was elected President in 1968 and 1972.

Vice President Gerald R. Ford became President according to the 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (ratified in 1967) when incumbent President Richard Nixon resigned in 1974.

Incumbent Vice President George H. W. Bush was elected President in 1988.