Vice-president Gerald Ford became President because President Nixon resigned his office. Vice-Presidents Thomas Jefferson and Martin Van Buren ran for President and were elected, Vice-president Richard Nixon ran for president and lost, but 8 years later ran again and was elected.
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The death of President James A. Garfield made Vice-president Arthur the President.
John Tyler in 1841, following the death of William Harrison.
John Tyler was the first to receive preidency upon the death of a president
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In case the removal of the president from office by his death or resignation, the Vice President shall become president.
Upon the death of President Harrison, John Tyler became the first vice president to assume the presidency. Tyler was nicknamed "His Accidency" by opponents because he seemed to gain the presidency by an accident of fate versus being elected to the office.
Former president Zachary Taylor died from an infection to a part of his digestive system, just 16 months into his presidency. His death meant the end of his term as president of the United States.
Lyndon B. Johnson became president due to the death of President John F. Kennedy. After Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, Johnson, who was serving as vice president, assumed the presidency.
As of 2017, nine have ascended to the presidency. Eight were due to the death of the sitting president, and one was after a resignation.