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Andrew Johnson became president after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.
Chester Alan Arthur became President after James Garfield was assassinated.
Theodore Roosevelt became President after William McKinley was assassinated.
Lyndon B. Johnson became President after John F. Kennedy was assassinated.
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CoachThose who were elected US President while they were US Vice President were John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Martin Van Buren and George H. W. Bush. Those who LOST US presidential elections while they were Vice President were John C. Breckinridge, Richard Nixon, Hubert Humphrey and Al Gore (Nixon became President 8 years after his vice presidency ended).
Eight men have ascended to the Presidency that way: John Tyler, Millard Fillmore, Andrew Johnson, Chester A. Arthur, Theodore Roosevelt, Calvin Coolidge, Harry Truman and Lyndon B. Johnson.
When Franklin Roosevelt Died of illness Harry Truman was the vice president and became the next president
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What president is nicknamed his accidency?
Upon the death of President Harrison, John Tyler became the first vice president to assume the presidency. Tyler was nicknamed "His Accidency" by opponents because he seemed to gain the presidency by an accident of fate versus being elected to the office.
Which of these statements best characterizes nelson Rockefeller?
He became vice president upon the resignation of a president. A+LS
First vice president to become president upon the assassination of his predecessor?
Chester Alan Truman was the second. The first was Harry TrumanDon't think so! The correct answer is CHESTER ARTHUR. From a Wikipedia article:James A. Garfield assassinationJames A. Garfield was shot in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881 by Charles J. Guiteau at 9:30 a.m., less than four months after taking office as the twentieth President of the United States. Garfield died eleven weeks later on September 19, 1881, the second of four Presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln and preceding William McKinley and John F. Kennedy. His Vice President, Chester Arthur, succeeded Garfield as President.
Who is the only unanimously elected US President?
Gerald Ford, the 38th President, was the only president of USA who was never elected to either the position of President or Vice President of the USA. He was appointed to the post of Vice President after the resignation of Nixon VP, Spiro Agnew of Maryland and later become President after the infamous Watergate scandal which saw the resignation of President Nixon. (Presidents John Tyler, Millard Fillmore, Andrew Johnson and Chester Arthur were all elected as vice-president, but were never elected to be President. They became President due to the death of the elected President. )
Who was 31st vice president in the US?
Calvin Coolidge was the 29th vice president. He became president upon the death of Harding.
