Vice Presidents Who Became Presidents
There have been 14 vice presidents who have become President of the United States.
- John Adams, elected president in 1796.
- Thomas Jefferson, elected president in 1800.
- Martin Van Buren, elected President in 1836.
- John Tyler, became president when William Henry Harrison died in office.
- Millard Fillmore, became president when Zachary Taylor died in office.
- Andrew Johnson, became president when Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in office.
- Chester A. Arthur, became president when James A. Garfield was assassinated in office.
- Theodore Roosevelt, became president when William McKinley was assassinated in office.
- Calvin Coolidge, became president when Warren G. Harding died in office.
- Harry S Truman, became president when Franklin D. Roosevelt died in office.
- Lyndon B. Johnson, became president when John F. Kennedy was assassinated in office.
- Richard Nixon, elected president in 1968. He is the only person on this list who was not serving as vice president when he became president.
- Gerald Ford, became president in 1974 when Richard Nixon resigned.
- George H. W. Bush, elected President in 1988.
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