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For 2 years who served as the only US President and vice president who were not elected by the people?
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∙ 12y ago
Gerald Ford and Nelson Rockefeller served for 25 months as the only US President and Vice President who were never elected to either position. Ford became the 38th President on August 9, 1974, and Rockefeller became the 41st Vice President on December 19, 1974.
--- Both Ford (House minority leader from Michigan) and Rockefeller (longtime governor of New York) became Vice President under the 25th Amendment. Ford became Vice president after the resignation of Spiro T. Agnew, and became President after the resignation of Richard Nixon. Rockefeller was then chosen as Ford's Vice President.
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∙ 12y agoThe only presidents who were never elected as president were Tyler, Fillmore, Andrew Johnson, Arthur and Ford. Theodore Roosevelt, Coolidge, Truman and Lyndon Johnson began serving before they were elected, but then were elected to another term.
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∙ 11y agoNo U. S. President or Vice President has been publicly elected.
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Which president was elected twice to both the office of president and vice president?
Thomas Jefferson served four years as vice-president and two terms as President. No other president that served two full terms was ever vice-president. Theodore Roosevelt, Calvin Coolidge , Harry Truman and Lyndon Johnson all served at least two years as vice president, became President and then were elected to one term of their own, but none served two full terms as President. Franklin Roosevelt ran for vice president but was not elected.
Who was the first congressman to be elected president?
James Madison, the fourth president, served a term in Congress before he was President. He was the first president with experience in Congress.
What is the number of all the presidents US have had?
As of the beginning of 2012, 38 people have been elected President of the United States. Another 4 people were elected Vice-President and, upon the death of the President, assumed the Presidency, but were never elected President. One person, Gerald Ford, was nominated by President Nixon and confirmed by Congress to replace Vice-President Agnew after Agnew's resignation, then assumed the Presidency a few months later when President Nixon resigned. Ford was never elected President OR Vice-President. Including Barack Obama, a total of 43 people have served as U.S. President. The reason why President Obama is referred to as the 44th President is that President Cleveland is counted twice due to his terms as President being non-consecutive.
Who was the only president never to be elected into office?
There are several men who rose to the office of President of the US but were not elected to it. Gerald Ford is the only man who was not elected to either the office of President or Vice President though. Andrew Jackson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Lyndon Johnson were all sworn in after the presidents they served under died.
How many times was George Washington elected president?
Washington was the only president never elected to his office - he was acclaimed to it. He served two terms, and could have served to his death, but thought no one person should serve more than two terms.
When was teodore roosevlt elected for president?
1904. Its important to remember this is when he was elected President not when he first served as President.
How many people served as president but were not elected to the office?
Gerald Ford
The two people that served as President and Vice President who was not elected to the office?
Gerald Ford is the only person to my knowledge.
When was Bill Cilton elected president?
Bill Clinton was elected president in 1992, and he served as President from 1993-2001.
Who was the first president to be elected to congress after his term as president?
John Quincy Adams served one term as President then was elected to the House of Representatives in 1830. Andrew Johnson served as President, survived his impeachment and then served in the Senate beginning in 1874.
What president was elected in1868?
Ulysses S. Grant was elected in 1868. He served two terms as the 18th President.
What year did president Johnson get elected?
President Andrew Johnson was elected Vice President in 1864. He served as U.S. President from the time of Abraham Lincoln's assassination in April 1865 until March 1869, but he was never elected President. President Lyndon B. Johnson was elected Vice President in 1960 and President in 1964. He served as U.S. President from the time of John F. Kennedy's assassination in November 1963 until January 1969.
When was Herbert Hoover elected President?
Hoover was elected President on November 6, 1928. He took office on March 4, 1929.
Can a Vice president who served as president due to the president dying be reelected as president?
Yes, if they moved up from vice-president to president with less than two years to go in the term. Otherwise, they can not be re-elected if they are elected president once.
Who is the only person who served as vice president and president and was not elected to either?
Millard Fillmore aquired presidency without being elected
Who was elected the third president?
Thomas Jefferson , who served from 1801 to 1809, was the third US president.
Was Herbert Hoover elected as the 31st president of the US?
Yes, Hoover was elected to the office of President in the 1928 election, and served as the nation's 31st president from 1929-1933.
