The first vice president to take over office was John Tyler.
John Tyler was the first Vice President to take over the Presidency. He succeeded William Henry Harrison, who died from pneumonia.
Chester A. Arthur
John Tyler, I had to look it up for an AP test
The Vice President.
If there is no president, the vice president takes over. As of 2014, the vice president of the United States is Joe Biden.
John Tyler took over for William Henry Harrison after he died in office in 1841.
Vice presidents have the duty of if anything happenns to the president the vice president will take over, if you see what I mean.
The Speaker of the House is the next in line to take the position of president. After the SOTH, the cabinet positions would take over in the order that they were created.
Speaker of The House
the president chooses a new vice president
vice president Speaker of the house president pro tempore of the senate various cabinet department heads