First is the Vice President, second is the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and third is the Senate Pro Tem.
John Tyler was the first to receive preidency upon the death of a president
John Adams was George Washington's vice president. So he was the first vice 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.
Benjamin Harrison
He was the first Vice President to succeed to the presidency.
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.
The first vacancy in the U. S. vice presidency occurred when Vice President Clinton died in 1812, during the presidency of James Madison.
Vice- President is the first in the line of succession for the presidency. Indeed such is the primary purpose for the office of vice-president.
John Tyler was the first Vice President to take over the Presidency. He succeeded William Henry Harrison, who died from pneumonia.
People say that the Vice President is "only a heartbeat away" from the presidency because the vice president is first in the order of succession. If the President's heart should stop beating, the Vice President takes over the office.If the president dies or otherwise become incapacitated, the vice-president becomes president.
People say that the Vice President is "only a heartbeat away" from the presidency because the vice president is first in the order of succession. If the President's heart should stop beating, the Vice President takes over the office.If the president dies or otherwise become incapacitated, the vice-president becomes president.
John Tyler in 1841, following the death of William Harrison.