Did that ever happen in history? So if a president dies the vice president takes over, but then who becomes the vice president?
2007-11-06 07:36:36 · 50 answers · asked by Babii Dawl 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Yes, several times:
Andres Johnson assumed the presidency when Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.
Chester Arthur took over when James Garfield died after only 6 months in office.
Calvin Coolidge took over when Warren Harding died.
Harry Truman took over when Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) died
Lyndon Johnson took over when John F Kennedy (JFK) was assassinated.
Before the ratification of the 25th amendment in 1967 there was not a process to replace the vice president. In all the above cases the office of Vice President remained vacant until the persons term ended. Now the president nominates a new vice president and that person is confirmed by a majority vote of both houses.
2007-11-06 07:38:19 · answer #1 · answered by davidmi711 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
A president has died in office a number of times. I think it is something like 5 times. The 2 most notable though are Andrew Johnson who took over when Abe Lincoln was killed and Lyndon Johnson who took over when John F Kennedy was killed.
After the VP is sworn into the presidency I don't think that another VP is named, I think that they just go on without a VP until the next election but I could be wrong. Remember the main day to day duty of the VP is simply to preside over the Senate but he can temporarily hand this duty over to others. The VP also casts a deciding vote in the senate if the senate is deadlocked voting exactly evenly on an issue. So I don't think that there is much that the VP needs to do as compared to the president.
2007-11-06 07:44:27 · answer #2 · answered by Matt M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course it has, there have been 3 assignations of US presidents and a few have died in office also. When the Vice President becomes president he then gets to nominate a new vice president which the Senate then has to approve. The last time that happened was when Nixon resigned and Ford took over, he nominated Nelson Rockefeller who was then confirmed by the Senate.
2007-11-06 07:40:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. This has happened several times. Most knowlingly was in 1963. Lyndon B. Johnson took over for President Kennedy.
The second question is a better question. I believe the Vice-Presidency becomes vacant and or the president appoints someone to fill it. Or, I believe, the House Speaker becomes Vice President.
2007-11-06 07:39:48 · answer #4 · answered by Austrian Theorist 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nixon temporarly assumed Presidency when Eisenhower suffered health problems in 1955 & in '56 & '57.
John Tyler took over when William Henry Harrison died in 1841.
President Kennedy was assassinated in November 22, 1963 and whoever his VP was took over.
Temporarily, Reagan, Bush & Eisenhower's Vice Pres took responsibility of president while the Presidents underwent surgery.
There were probably others.
2007-11-06 07:55:07 · answer #5 · answered by Diane P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, a few times. Two Johnsons took office after the deaths of Lincoln and Kennedy, ironically 100 years apart. Truman became president after the death of Franklin Roosevelt. I believe there are two or three more. The next in line, after the vice president is, I believe the speaker of the house of representatives.
2007-11-06 07:42:29 · answer #6 · answered by fangtaiyang 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
After every succesful assasination, which means not in recent history, Lincoln and Kennedy are the only examples that spring to mind. There is no set way to refill the posistion of vice-president, most cases, the new presisent finished the term without a VP, or promoted a political ally to the spot.
2007-11-06 07:41:12 · answer #7 · answered by juicy_wishun 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when ever a president dies in office the vice president steps in. this has happened several times in the history of the US.
2007-11-06 07:40:01 · answer #8 · answered by Brad H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im not exactly sure who becomes the vice president but it has happened in history that the president dies and then hes replaced by the vice president...an example is president kennedy...
2007-11-06 07:40:35 · answer #9 · answered by joooorgeq 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Agnew resigned due to tax problems, Nixon then appointed Ford, when Nixon resigned Ford pardoned him so there never was a thorough investigation of Watergate and their related crimes. Under Ford there was no VP for a while, and in that case the Speaker of the House would have become president should Ford have died or become incapable. Followed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
2016-05-28 03:56:52 · answer #10 · answered by freeda 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋