Because if the President elect is shot or killed before sworn in the vice President will be able to take the place as President.
John F. Kennedy was the president of the United States from 1961 until his death in 1963. Dwight D. Eisenhower was the president before him, and Kennedy's vice president Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as president in the hours after Kennedy was assassinated.
Richard Nixon was the Vice President under President Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953 to 1961.Richard Nixon was Vice President under President Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953-1961
John Tyler was the first vice-president to become president because the elected president died in office. He succeeded William Henry Harrison who died in office in April 4, 1841.
The first Vice President of the United States was John Adams. He served two terms under George Washington. He was actually sworn in before the President and was presiding over the Senate by April 21, 1787. He served until March 4, 1797, the day on which he was inaugurated as the 2nd President of the US.
14 presidents served as vice president before becoming president
The answer is on:Why does the vice president of the US get sworn in before the president does?
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The simple explanation: The US Constitution does not permit that the nation be without a chief executive. Therefore it is a practical matter, considering that the Vice president can act as the chief executive when the President is incapasitated. For the few moments that the former President is stepping down, and the new President is being sworn in, there would actually be no President, so to avoid the problem, the Vice President is traditionally sworn in first.
The vice president is promptly sworn in as President if the President dies or resigns. This unfortunate event has already happened nine times in US history.
Joe Bidden was vice president when Barack Obama was president.
The Vice President takes the oath of office during the same ceremony as the President. Joseph Biden will be sworn in as the new Vice President prior to Barack Obama's swearing in.
December, 1974 was when Rockefeller became vice-president.
When there is a vacancy in the Presidency, the Vice President is sworn in as President as soon as possible. When there is a vacancy in the Vice Presidency, the President appoints a new Vice President, who is sworn in immediately after Congress approves the appointment. Otherwise, the normal transition of the Presidency and Vice Presidency occurs at noon EST on January 20 of every fourth year including 2009.
Biden became the vice-president on January 20, 2009. He is running for re-election in 2012.
The President and Vice-President of the United States are Barrack Obama and Joe Biden. Both were sworn in on January 20, 2010. Before that date the president was George W, Bush and the vice-president was Dick Cheney.