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It may have been because he became President on acount of the assination of Abraham Lincoln.

Therefore they never had a v.p. for him because he was the v.p. and vice pres dont have vice vice pres. after them. in the order there are many people after vice president choice.

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Johnson was the elected vice-president, but he became president after Lincoln was killed.
In those days, a vacancy in the office of vice-president was not filled until the next
presidential election.

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That's correct. Johnson was VP under Lincoln. When Lincoln died and Johnson became president, he didn't select a replacement VP.

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It's been common when a president dies in office and the VP ascends, for that new president not to appoint a replacement VP unless he runs for an additional term.

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