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The United States presidential line of succession is the order in which the vice president of the United States and other officers of the United States federal government assume the powers and duties of the U.S. presidency (or the office itself, in the instance of succession by the vice president) upon an elected president's death, resignation, removal from office, or incapacity.
Resigned to become vice president 1971–1978 Served after being vice president. Died in office Walter Mondale: 1964–1976 Resigned to become vice president Missouri: Harry S. Truman: 1935–1945 Resigned to become vice president New York: Aaron Burr: 1791–1797 Martin Van Buren: 1821–1828 Ohio: JD Vance: 2023–2025 Resigned to become vice ...
Of these, nine succeeded to the presidency during their term, seven died while in office, and two resigned. Since the adoption of the Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution (February 10, 1967), when there is a vacancy in the office of the vice president, the president nominates a successor who takes office upon confirmation by ...
The youngest vice president was John C. Breckinridge, a Kentuckian who served in the U.S. House and Senate before being elected, at age 36, alongside President James Buchanan in 1856.
The incumbent vice president is JD Vance, who assumed office as the 50th vice president on January 20, 2025. [3] [4] There have been 49 U.S. vice presidents since the office was created in 1789. Originally, the vice president was the person who received the second-most votes for president in the Electoral College.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and former U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii speak to supporters in Omaha, Neb. on Oct. 19, 2024 during a stop of the Trump campaign's Reclaim America Tour.
In each of these instances, the vice president has succeeded to the presidency. This practice is now governed by Section One of the Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified in 1967, which declares that, "the Vice President shall become President" if the president is removed from office, dies, or resigns. [2]
Vice President-elect Dan Quayle (second from right) and his wife Marilyn with Vice President and President-elect George H. W. Bush and his wife Barbara, as well as outgoing president Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy during a press conference held in the White House Rose Garden during the 1988–89 presidential transition of George H. W. Bush