John Adams was the first Vice President of the US. However, he was elected, not selected.
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∙ 2012-04-16 10:40:22John Adams was the first US vice-president.
John Adams was the first vice-president and the second president. The first vice-president to move up to president because of the death of the president was John Tyler.
John Adams was the first vice president to become president. He was the 1st US Vice President and the 2nd US President. Vice President John Adams was elected president in 1796, after George Washington decided not to run for a third term.The first vice president to become president when the president died was John Tyler, upon his predecessor Harrison's abrupt death.
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The first Vice President to become President was John Adams, who was elected as the 2nd president when George Washington declined a third term in 1796. He was also the first sitting Vice President to be elected President.The first Vice President to succeed to the office was John Tyler, when William Henry Harrison (the 9th US President) died on April 4, 1841, just 1 month after being inaugurated.
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The States selected electors who voted to elect the President and Vice President.
Yes-- a new VP is selected by the president with the approval of the US Senate.
Neither Gerald Ford nor Nelson Rockefeller were elected President/Vice President Gerald Ford was selected to be Vice President when Spiro Agnew resigned and assumed the Presidency when Richard Nixon resigned on August 9th 1974. Ford then selected Nelson Rockefeller as his Vice President.
John Adams was the first US vice-president.
First president - George Washington First vice president - John Adams
John Adams was elected to be the first vice president of the US.
John Adams, the first US Vice President, was elected as President while serving as Vice President.
John Adams was the first vice-president and the second president. The first vice-president to move up to president because of the death of the president was John Tyler.
John Adams, America's first Vice President under Washington became the second US President.
George Washington was the first US president and John Adams was the vice president while Washington was serving his two terms.
The first Vice President not to become president would be Aaron Burr. Aaron Burr was Thomas Jefferson's Vice President.