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John Tyler

Andrew Johnson

Millard Fillmore

Gerald Ford

and Chester Arthur

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How did John Tyler and Andrew Johnson become president?

Both were vice-presidents who became president when the elected president died in office.


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.


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.


Can a senator or representative be appointed to the office of the president?

Presidents are not appointed- they are elected. A senator or representative can run for president , but if elected president , he must resign any previous office before he takes office as president.


Who was elected president without holding an elected office before?

Presidents who did not hold elected office before they were President are Zachary Taylor, Ulysses Grant, Herbert Hoover and Dwight Eisenhower.


Which US Vice Presidents attained the presidency due to the death of their President?

There were 14 vice presidents who became president of the United States.Eight of these became President upon the death of the sitting president.John Adams, elected president in 1796, defeated in 1800.Thomas Jefferson, elected president in 1800 and reelected in 1804.Martin Van Buren, elected president in 1836, defeated in 1840.John Tyler, became president when William Henry Harrison died in office, not nominated in 1844.Millard Fillmore, became president when Zachary Taylor died in office, not nominated in 1852.Andrew Johnson, became president when Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in office, not nominated in 1868.Chester A. Arthur, became president when James A. Garfield was assassinated in office, not nominated in 1884.Theodore Roosevelt, became president when William McKinley was assassinated in office, elected in 1904.Calvin Coolidge, became president when Warren G. Harding died in office, elected in 1924.Harry S. Truman, became president when Franklin D. Roosevelt died in office, elected in 1948.Lyndon B. Johnson, became president when John F. Kennedy was assassinated in office, elected in 1964.Richard Nixon, elected president in 1968 and reelected in 1972.Gerald Ford, became president in 1974 when Richard Nixon resigned, defeated in 1976.George H. W. Bush, elected president in 1988, defeated in 1992.Of the nine vice presidents who ascended to the presidency after their predecessor's death or resignation, only 4 were subsequently elected in their own right: Theodore Roosevelt, Calvin Coolidge, Harry S. Truman, and Lyndon B. Johnson.


What are three reasons why vice presidents became presidents?

The presidents either died or resigned, and their vice presidents took office, or the vice presidents were elected on their own.


When was President Obama appointed?

In the US, Presidents are elected, not appointed. President Obama was elected in November 2008, and he took office in January 2009.


How long in Argentina can a president be president in Argentina?

Argentina has one president at a time. Counting elected president, vice president that became president and military leaders that held the office of president of Argentina, there have been 52 presidents.


What president was never elected to a government office before becoming president?

All presidents have been elected to some government office, but Gerald Ford was the only one who was never elected as vice president or president. He did serve as a congressman, but was appointed, not elected, as vice president by Richard Nixon and took office after Nixon's resign without election.


Who shares the presidents term of office?

The Vice President of the United States shares the President's term of office. The President is elected along with the Vice President to serve 4 years.


Who was your only non-elected president?

There have been several presidents that have not been elected as president. However, these men have all been elected as vice president, and became president on the death or exit of office of the president they served under. But only one was not elected as president or vice president. That was Gerald Rudolph Ford. He was not the vice president Richard Milhous Nixon was elected with, but appointed after Spiro Theodore Agnew left. Nixon was caught with The Watergate Scandal, and resigned before impeachment. Upon resignation, Gerald Rudolph Ford became preisdent.