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US Vice Presidents

The Vice President of the United States is second on line for presidency. In case of a presidential death, resignation, or dismissal, the Vice President would become president. He also has other duties, as laid out by the Constitution.

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Is the vice president always the same party as the president?

A presidential candidate is free to choose anyone he/she wants as a vice-presidential running mate. Realistically, though, the candidate chooses someone from their own party, since their chances of being elected with a running mate from a different party would be minimal.

Originally the VP was the candidate with the second greatest number of votes, essentially the one who lost the election. Now the VP is selected as a running mate. A presidential candidate decides who he/she thinks would provide a good "draw" to the voters.

Who was elected vice president in 1800?

The election of 1800 was the last election in which there was no separate election for Vice President. In the first four elections both presidential and vice presidential hopefuls officially were all running for President. Each elector would vote for two candidates, and the candidate with the second-highest number of votes became the Vice President.

Unofficially, Thomas Jefferson's running mate was Aaron Burr, and John Adams' running mate was Charles C. Pinckney, brother of Thomas Pinckney, Adams' running mate four years earlier.

How many vice presidents became presidents due to succession?

There were 9 US Vice Presidents who became President on the death or resignation of the President:

8 Vice Presidents succeeding on the death of the President:

John Tyler - 10th Vice President (succeeded William Henry Harrison)

Millard Fillmore - 12th Vice President (succeeded Zachary Taylor)

Andrew Johnson - 16th Vice President (succeeded Abraham Lincoln)

Chester A. Arthur - 20th Vice President (succeeded James Garfield)

Theodore Roosevelt - 25th Vice President (succeeded William McKinley)

Calvin Coolidge - 29th Vice President (succeeded Warren G. Harding)

Harry S. Truman - 34th Vice President (succeeded Franklin D. Roosevelt)

Lyndon B. Johnson - 37th Vice president (succeeded John F. Kennedy)

1 Vice President succeeding on the resignation of the President:

Gerald R. Ford - 40th Vice President (succeeded Richard Nixon)

* 4 sitting Vice Presidents were elected President:

John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Martin Van Buren and George H.W. Bush

* 1 Vice President who ran and lost was elected President eight years later: Richard Nixon

Which US president was governor of Arkansas?

Bill Clinton (William Jefferson Clinton) was the 42nd US President, serving from 1993 to 2001. He had been the governor of the state of Arkanasas from 1979 to 1981 and from 1983 to 1992 (3 two-year terms, 2 four-year terms).

Who were President Richard Nixon's vice presidents?

  • Spiro T. Agnew (1969-1973) - resigned
  • Gerald R. Ford (1973-1974) - became President

Nixon had two Vice Presidents while he was in office from January 20, 1969, to August 9, 1974. His running mate in 1968 and 1972 was former Maryland governor Spiro Theodore Agnew. When Agnew resigned in on October 10, 1973, Nixon nominated Gerald Ford (the sitting House Minority Leader) as the 40th Vice President of the US, sworn in on December 6, 1973. When Nixon resigned in 1974 because of the Watergate scandal, Ford became the 38th President of the US (the first US President not elected President or Vice President). Ford subsequently pardoned Nixon, who lived another 20 years in a state of partial infamy.

Agnew was the first American of Greek decent to serve in this position. In October of 1973 Agnew was formerly charged with accepting bribes totaling more than one hundred thousand dollars while in office as Baltimore County Executive, Governor of Maryland and as the Vice President. Agnew plead to one count of failure to report income in the year 1967 and was the only Vice President to ever resign because of criminal charges. His resignation foreshadowed the dark and scandalous nature of Nixon's own Presidency.

The resignation of Agnew and selection of Gerald Ford as the new Vice President marked the first time the provision of the 25th Amendment was implemented. Ford's own Vice Presidency was largely overshadowed by the criminal investigations of Richard Nixon who was later forced to resign over the Watergate scandal that elevated Ford from being the 40th Vice President to the 38th President of the United States.
Initially Spiro Agnew... later Gerald Ford

Who was Franklin Pierce's vice-president?

The 14th President of the United States was Franklin Pierce from March 4, 1853 to March 4, 1857. His Vice President was William King in 1853. King died 45 days into his office and Pierce did not have a Vive President from 1853-1857

What is difference between the election of president and vice president?

Beginning in 1804, the electors have to clearly show in separate lists what votes are for president and what votes are for vice president. Before 1804 there was no vice presidential election. Each elector would vote for two people for president, and whoever came in second became the vice president.

Who are vice presidents that have run for vice president and lost?

U. S. Vice Presidents Who Lost a Presidential Election:

  1. John Adams (1800**)
  2. Martin Van Buren (1840** & 1848)
  3. Millard Fillmore (1856)
  4. John C. Breckenridge (1860*)
  5. Theodore Roosevelt (1912)
  6. Richard M. Nixon (1960*)
  7. Hubert Humphrey (1968*)
  8. Gerald R. Ford (1976**)
  9. Walter Mondale (1984)
  10. George H. W. Bush (1992**)
  11. Al Gore (2000*)

* Each candidate with one star by the year was the incumbent Vice President when he lost the Presidential Election.

** Each former Vice President with two stars by the year was the incumbent President when he lost reelection.

Was Andrew Jackson vice president?

Andrew Jackson served two terms as president, from 1828-1836. He served after John Quincy Adam. Martin Van Buren served after Jackson.

What is the address of the Vice Presidents home?

In July 1974 Congress designated a house on the southeast corner of 34th Street and Massachusetts Avenue in Washington DC where the vice president of the United States would live. Located on the grounds of the United States Naval Observatory, the house was built in 1893 for the Superintendent of the Observatory.

Before 1974, vice presidents either bought a temporary home in Washington DC or stayed at hotels. Source: infoplease

In July 1974 Congress designated a house on the southeast corner of 34th Street and Massachusetts Avenue in Washington DC where the vice president of the United States would live. Located on the grounds of the United States Naval Observatory, the house was built in 1893 for the Superintendent of the Observatory.

Before 1974, vice presidents either bought a temporary home in Washington DC or stayed at hotels. Source: infoplease

In July 1974 Congress designated a house on the southeast corner of 34th Street and Massachusetts Avenue in Washington DC where the vice president of the United States would live. Located on the grounds of the United States Naval Observatory, the house was built in 1893 for the Superintendent of the Observatory.

Before 1974, vice presidents either bought a temporary home in Washington DC or stayed at hotels. Source: infoplease

In July 1974 Congress designated a house on the southeast corner of 34th Street and Massachusetts Avenue in Washington DC where the vice president of the United States would live. Located on the grounds of the United States Naval Observatory, the house was built in 1893 for the Superintendent of the Observatory.

Before 1974, vice presidents either bought a temporary home in Washington DC or stayed at hotels. Source: infoplease

In July 1974 Congress designated a house on the southeast corner of 34th Street and Massachusetts Avenue in Washington DC where the vice president of the United States would live. Located on the grounds of the United States Naval Observatory, the house was built in 1893 for the Superintendent of the Observatory.

Before 1974, vice presidents either bought a temporary home in Washington DC or stayed at hotels. Source: infoplease

In July 1974 Congress designated a house on the southeast corner of 34th Street and Massachusetts Avenue in Washington DC where the vice president of the United States would live. Located on the grounds of the United States Naval Observatory, the house was built in 1893 for the Superintendent of the Observatory.

Before 1974, vice presidents either bought a temporary home in Washington DC or stayed at hotels. Source: infoplease

Did John Adams get along with his president?

Yes, they did. Thomas Jefferson and Johns Adams became close friends at the Cotinental Congress in 1775. this is also where they first met. Later on, especially while Adams was President and Jefferson his vice-president they came to detest one another because their political beliefs were directly opposite to one another's. Each felt the other was betraying the principles for which the Revoluntionary War was fought. It is documented fact that while Jefferson was Adams's vice-president, Jefferson and Madison worked behind Adams's back to undermine him. In the election of 1800 Jefferson ran against Adams and won the presidential election after Adams had served only one term. Adams so disliked Jefferson at that time that Adams did not attend Jefferson's inauguration. After Jefferson had served his two presidential terms, Adams reached out to Jefferson to renew their friendship. Now that neither was directly involved in the politics of the day, each could talk to each other amicably. According to Joseph J. Ellis in "Founding Brothers", Adams knew that history would treat the Jeffersonian side of the political difference more favorably than his side, so he wrote to Jefferson partly as a way to get his side of the story preserved for posterity in his letters. When they both died on July 4, 1826, the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, John Adams last words were "Jefferson survives." or "Jefferson lives." He was wrong. Jefferson had died 5 hours before.

3 requirments to be president?

You have to be a 35 years old or more. You have to be a (natural born) citizen of the U.S. And have a clean record.

What are the first three presidents of the US and their vice presidents?

the presidents are john Adam's, David Eisenhower, Ronald Reagan, Thomas Jefferson ,Richard Nixon ,Abraham Lincoln ,Goerge Washington Ulysses grant

What was the public's opinion of Lincoln during his term as president?

It varied depending on how the war was going at any given moment. During his first term, the south was winning many battles, and looked like it might even win the war, so his approval rating fell drastically, until just before the actual voting, where a string of union victories carried him back into the white house.

Which eight vice presidents became presidents by being elected in their own rights?

Vice-presidents that became president include: Gerald Ford, George H. Bush, Lyndon Johnson, John Adams.

Who was the vice president of the us in 1938?

The Vice-President in 1938 serving then President Franklin D. Roosevelt was John Nance Garner.

How did the way you elect a president and vice president change from the election of 1800 to the election of 1804?

Soon after the election of 1800, the 12th amendment to the Constitution was ratified. Due to this election, the method of electing the vice-president was greatly changed. In the original constitution, the electors for president each had two votes and the second--place finisher was made vice-president. Therefore the opponent of the winning candidate became his vice-president. This was a problem in 1796 but a new problem arose in 1800 when Jefferson and his running mate tied .

Back in Jefferson's time many scandals and personal lives were kept from the public. And much of the media and overwhelming knowledge of our campaign runners is well know today. Many things like the television, internet, and radio all effect the way we are influenced. And there are also other things as well like the ability for blacks or women to vote.

Why are Vice Presidents usually selected?

For reasons of political stability. Having no major scandals, experience in political matters, popularity where previously serving, at least some brains, etc.

Who was the vice president in 2003 and who is it now?

Dick Cheney (born January 30, 1941 in Lincoln, Nebraska) succeeded Al Gore as the forty-sixth Vice-President of the United States, serving between January 20, 2001 and January 20, 2009, including the whole of the year 2003.

Who was FDR27s Vice President?

The 32nd President of the United States was Franklin D. Roosevelt from March 4, 1933 toApril 12, 1945. his first two Vice Presidents were John Nance Garner (1933-1941) and Henry A. Wallace (1941-1945) and his third Vice President was Harry S Truman (1945)

Who takes the vice presidents spot if they take the presidents poisition?

If the vice president becomes president, he nominates a new vice president who is sworn in after a confirmation vote by a majority of both houses of congress. The same is true if the vice president dies or cannot continue as vice president -- the president nominates a new vice president.