Gerald Ford was the first vice-president who was not elected to the position.
He later became the president when President Nixon resigned his office, so I suppose you could say he was appointed President. (Nelson Rockefeller was the only other appointed vice-president. He was appointed to replace Ford after Ford moved up to President. )
John Hanson was the real first president.
The first President under the Constitution was Washington. Adams was his Vice President. That makes Washington the first Real President.
George Washington was the first president under the Constitution. John Adams was his vice president.
The first US presidential election, in 1788, made George Washington President and John Adams the VP.
George Washington and John Adams
John Adams
Who was vice president during Lincoln's first term as president?
The same
The Speaker of The House Does
Al Gore was the vice-president of the United States and Bill Clinton was the president.
Speaker of the house
yes
There was no U.S. Vice President during 1876. Vice Pres. Henry Wilson died in November of 1875, and the next Vice Pres., William A. Wheeler, took office in March of 1877.
Asst. Pres
George Bush, who was elected president immediately following Reagan.
14 vice-presidents later became president.Vice Presidents Who Have Served As President:John Adams - V.P. 1789-1797, Pres. 1797-1801Thomas Jefferson - V.P. 1797-1801, Pres. 1801-1809Martin Van Buren - V.P. 1833-1837, Pres. 1837-1841John Tyler - V.P. 1841, Pres. 1841-1845Millard Fillmore - V.P. 1849-1850, Pres. 1850-1853Andrew Johnson - V.P. 1865, Pres. 1865-1869Chester A. Arthur - V.P. 1881, Pres. 1881-1885Theodore Roosevelt - V.P. 1901, Pres. 1901-1909Calvin Coolidge - V.P. 1921-1923, Pres. 1923-1929Harry Truman - V.P. 1945, Pres. 1945-1953Richard Nixon - V.P. 1953-1961, Pres. 1969-1974Lyndon Johnson - V.P. 1961-1963, Pres. 1963-1969Gerald Ford - V.P. 1973-1974, Pres. 1974-1977George H. W. Bush - V.P. 1981-1989, Pres. 1989-1993
Hubert Humfrey
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