John Tyler after the death of William Henry Harrison
Millard Fillmore after the death of Zachary Taylor
Andrew Johnson after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.
Chester Arthur after James Garfield was assassinated.
Theodore Roosevelt after William McKinley was assassinated.
Calvin Coolidge after the death of Warren Harding
Harry Truman after the death of Franklin Roosevelt
Lyndon Johnson after John Kennedy was assassinated.
Gerald Ford succeeded Richard Nixon after he resigned.
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George H. W. Bush was the vice-president for 8 years under Ronald Reagan before being elected President in 1988.
If the president cannot perform his duties for any reason the Vice President assumes the Presidency. If the Vice President cannot perform the Speaker of the House assumes the duties of the President
To become the President you must be either: * The President-Elect. * The Vice President when the President dies. * The Speaker of the House when the President and Vice President die, * The President Pro Tempore of the Senate when the President, Vice President and Speaker of the House dies. * The Secretary of State when the President, Vice President, Speaker of the House and President Pro Tempore of the Senate dies. * etc.
The Vice President is the President of the Senate.
If there is no president, the vice president takes over. As of 2014, the vice president of the United States is Joe Biden.
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