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Who became president if the president and the vice president died?
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The Speaker of the House.
The "Order of Succession" in the US Govt is as follows:
President
Vice President
Speaker of the House
President pro tempore of the Senate
Secretary of State
Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary of Defense.
Attorney General
Secretary of the Interior
Secretary of Agriculture
Secretary of Commerce
Secretary of Labor
Secretary of Health and Human Services
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Secretary of Transportation
Secretary of Energy
Secretary of Education
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Secretary of Homeland Security
Following the last position above would be the top military commander/s.
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Who became president when his predecessor died?
The vice-president.
Did Andrew Johnson's vice president become president?
No. Andrew Johnson did not have a Vice President. At that time there was no procedure for naming a new Vice President when the President died and the current Vice President became President. John Tyler, who became President on the death of William Henry Harrison, and Millard Fillmore, who became President when Zachary Taylor died, also had no Vice President.
What happened in 1841 after president William Henry Harrison died in office and has continued to be the practice for filling a presidential vacancy ever since?
The Vice president became the president.
When president who died Roosevelt became President?
Harry Truman, the Vice-president., became President at the death of President Roosevelt on April 12.1945.
Who was the vice president who became president after roosevelt died?
Harry Truman
What year did Thomas a hendricks be come vice president?
He became vice president in 1885.He served as vice president until he died on November 25,1885.
Which 13 presidents used to be vice presidents of the US?
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.
Who was the first vice president that became president when the previous officeholder died?
John Tyler
Was Truman a vice president?
Yes, as Vice President he became President when Franklin D. Roosevelt died a few months into his 4th term.
Who became president when Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth?
Andrew Johnson, Abraham Lincoln's Vice President, became a full President after Lincoln died. He was not an acting President. The Vice President becoming a full President, after the death of the former President, was established long before Andrew Johnson became the first Vice President to succeed a murdered President. Previous Vice Presidents had succeeded Presidents who had died from medical illnesses.
Where did John Tyler come from?
John Tyler was a resident of Virginia. He became the Vice President for William Harrison. Then when William Harrison died, he became President. He was the first Vice President to become President when a President died. He served the rest of the term and returned to Virginia.
Why did John Tyler want to be the president of the usa?
He was vice president of President Harrison, and when Harrison died he became the first vice president ever to take place of a president.
