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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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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.

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Which vice presidents that became presidents got voted in again?

Teddy Roosevelt, Coolidge, Truman and Lyndon Johnson became president by accident upon the death of the president, but were voted in for another term.


Why did the 5 vice presidents that became presidents became presidents?

because the former president either died or resigned 14 U. S. Vice Presidents became President. 8 of them ascended to the presidency upon the death of the president. 4 of them were the incumbent vice president when they won a presidential election. 1 of them was a former vice president when he won a presidential election. 1 of them ascended to the presidency upon the resignation of the president


Who was the first vice president to assume the Presidency upon the Presidents death?

John Tyler was the first to receive preidency upon the death of a president


How many Vice presidents have taken office upon a death of a President?

3


Who became president upon the death of President Taylor?

Millard Fillmore


What vice president became president when McKinley was assassinated?

Vice president Theodore Roosevelt became president upon the death of McKinley.


Who dreaded the change upon hearing of presidents Lincolns death and the rise of Andrew Johnson as president?

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What president was not elected into office?

The president who was not inaugurated and only took an oath on his residence was President John Tyler. This was after the death of President William Henry Harrison a month after his inauguration.


Who became the president of the US upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt during WWII?

President Roosevelt's vice president, Harry Truman, became President of the United States after Roosevelt's death.


Can the president of the US pick a new vice president if he became the president upon the death of a president?

yes= that is what he would do. His choice must be confirmed by Congress.


Which president was appointed to office not elected?

Gerald Ford. Richard Nixon chose Ford as his Vice President after the resignation of Spiro T. Agnew. Ford then became President upon Nixon's resignation. The other vice-presidents who assumed the Presidency were elected as vice-presidents.


Who was president when the US went to wold war 2?

Franklin Delano Roosevelt and upon his death in office Harry S. Truman became President .

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