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Gerald Ford. He became vice-president under president Richard M. Nixon when Nixon appointed him as vice-pesident and the Senate confirmed him The appointment was needed because Nixon's cice-president, the one who had been elected, had resigned. Then when Nixon resigned over the Watergate scandald, Ford became president. The only person to become president without the benefit of election to vice-president or pesident. All other vice-presidents who succeeded to the presidency did so after they had been elected vic-president first.
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RafaIn 1824, John Quincy Adams was elected president despite not winning either the popular vote or the electoral vote. Andrew Jackson was the winner in both categories. Jackson received 38,000 more popular votes than Adams, and beat him in the electoral vote 99 to 84. Despite his victories, Jackson didn't reach the majority 131 votes needed in the Electoral College to be declared president. In fact, neither candidate did. The decision went to the House of Representatives, which voted Adams into the White House.
In 1876, Rutherford B. Hayes won the election (by a margin of one electoral vote), but he lost the popular vote by more than 250,000 ballots to Samuel J. Tilden.
In 1888, Benjamin Harrison received 233 electoral votes to Grover Cleveland's 168, winning the presidency. But Harrison lost the popular vote by more than 90,000 votes.
In 2000, George W. Bush was declared the winner of the general election and became the 43rd president, but he didn't win the popular vote either. Al Gore holds that distinction, garnering about 540,000 more votes than Bush. However, Bush won the electoral vote, 271 to 266.
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Who are the four presidents who have attained the highest office in the US without the backing of the majority of the people?
George W. Bush, John Quincy Adams, Rutherford G. Hayes, and Benjamin Harrison. All lost the popular vote but won the electoral college vote and became President.
What US presidents had the same last name but were unrelated?
Both were Vice Presidents who became president after an assassination:Andrew Johnson (17th President), who succeeded Abraham LincolnLyndon Johnson (36th President), who succeeded John F. Kennedy.
What two presidents and vice presidents served without being elected?
Oh, dude, you're hitting me with some history trivia! So, the two presidents who served without being elected were Gerald Ford and Lyndon B. Johnson. Ford became president after Nixon resigned, and Johnson took over after Kennedy was assassinated. As for the VPs, I guess they just lucked into the job without having to campaign!
How many presidents did the United states have in 1881?
The US had three presidents that year. James Garfield replaced Hayes on March 4. Garfield was shot and then died on September 19 and Chester Arthur became president.
Who were the 5 presidents who became president but was never elected to office?
John Tyler Andrew Johnson Millard Fillmore Gerald Ford and Chester Arthur
