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In the 20th Century, how many vice-presidents of the USA (for whatever reason) made the jump to president? Who were they?

Question #148495. Asked by darksplash.
Last updated Jun 05 2021.
Originally posted Jun 04 2021 2:40 PM.

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Theodore Roosevelt, Calvin Coolidge, Harry S. Truman,Richard Nixon,Lyndon B. Johnson,Gerald Ford,George Bush,Joe Biden

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_vice_presidents_of_the_United_States

Jun 04 2021, 2:57 PM
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The 20th Century is 1901-2000, so the VP had to become president during that span. Four VPs during that span became Presidents due to the death of the President: Theodore Roosevelt (as of Sept. 1901), Calvin Coolidge (as of August 1923), Harry Truman (as of April 1945), and Lyndon Johnson (as of November 1963). One VP became President due to the resignation of the President: Gerald Ford (as of August 1974). And two VPs were elected President in their own right: Richard Nixon (1969) and George H.W. Bush (1989). So 4+1+2, or 7, VPs made the jump to president during the 20th Century.

Jun 04 2021, 5:02 PM
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