Vice Presidents That Have Become The President

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Vice Presidents That Have Become President

Throughout U.S. history, the transition from Vice President to President has been a notable and recurring phenomenon more than people think.

A complete list of 15 Vice Presidents have successfully ascended to the Presidency, and we pulled together the list for you..

Vice Presidents that have become the President:

1. John Adams—Served as vice president under George Washington and was elected president after Washington’s retirement.
2. Thomas Jefferson—Served as vice president under John Adams and won the presidential election of 1800 against Adams.
3. Martin Van Buren—Served as vice president under Andrew Jackson and became president after Jackson’s retirement.
4. John Tyler—Served as vice president under William Henry Harrison and became president after Harrison’s death.
5. Millard Fillmore—Served as vice president under Zachary Taylor and assumed the presidency upon Taylor’s death.
6. Andrew Johnson—Served as vice president under Abraham Lincoln and became president after Lincoln’s assassination.
7. Chester Arthur—Served as vice president under James A. Garfield and assumed the presidency upon Garfield’s death.
8. Theodore Roosevelt—Served as vice president under William McKinley, became president after McKinley’s death, and was later elected to a full term.

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9. Calvin Coolidge—Served as vice president under Warren G. Harding, became president after Harding’s death, and was later elected to a full term.
10. Harry Truman—Served as vice president under Franklin D. Roosevelt, became president after FDR’s death, and was later elected to a full term.
11. Lyndon Johnson—Served as vice president under John Kennedy, assumed the presidency following Kennedy’s assassination, and was later elected to a full term.
12. Richard Nixon—Served as vice president under Dwight Eisenhower and was elected president eight years later.
13. Gerald Ford—Served as vice president under Richard Nixon and assumed the presidency after Nixon resigned.
14. George H.W. Bush—Served as vice president under Ronald Reagan and was elected president after Reagan’s term.
15. Joe Biden—Served as vice president under Barack Obama and was elected president four years later.

Photos of each Vice President that have become President of the United States: