In the 1960 campaign, Johnson, as John F. Kennedy's running mate, was elected Vice President. On November 22, 1963, when Kennedy was assassinated, Johnson was sworn in as President.
Bill Clinton can not legally serve as Vice-president because he can not again be president, having already served two full terms. If Hillary were elected and died, the legally installed vice-president would succeed her.
If a President dies and the Vice President takes over, the new President would appoint a vice president, authorized by the 25th amendment.
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When Lincoln was assassinated, Vice President Andrew Johnson became the new President. No new Vice President was chosen; the office was vacant until Ulysses Grant was elected President in 1868 and Schuyler Colfax became Vice President. This is why the Constitution was amended in 1967, with the 25th Amendment. It finally set rules for how a new Vice President is chosen when the sitting Vice President has to take over the Presidency.
Because he was the vice president while William Henry Harrison was president and he died sudenely so he took over
The Vice-President rarely becomes President, and then it is usually because the previous President died while in office.
Charles G. Dawes was his vice president during his second term. From 1923 to 1925 there was no vice -president because Coolidge was himself the vice president until Harding died. There was no way to replace the vice-president until the 25th amendment was ratified in 1967.
Fillmore was elected as vice-president and began president because President Taylor died in office. In those days, there was no way to replace the vice-president before the next election.
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The Vice-President rarely becomes President, and then it is usually because the previous President died while in office.
The Vice-President rarely becomes President, and then it is usually because the previous President died while in office.
Theodore Roosevelt, serving as Vice-President, became president after the assasination of William McKinley.
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A new Vice President is nominated by the President and must be approved by a majority vote of both houses of Congress.
John Tyler did not have a Vice President because he was originally elected as Vice President and became President when President William Henry Harrison died.At that point, the 25th Amendment to the Constitution had not yet passed nor been written, so there was no legal procedure to find a replacement Vice President should the Vice President resign or the Vice President take the President's place.He was the elected vice-president and became president when President Harrison died. Therefore the office of vice-president was vacant. In those days it stayed vacant until the next presidential election.
if the vice president died the president would remain the same....