When Lincoln was assassinated, Vice President Andrew Johnson became the new President. No new Vice President was chosen; the office was vacant until Ulysses Grant was elected President in 1868 and Schuyler Colfax became Vice President. This is why the Constitution was amended in 1967, with the 25th Amendment. It finally set rules for how a new Vice President is chosen when the sitting Vice President has to take over the Presidency.
According to Amendment XXV to the U.S. Constitution (ratified February 10, 1967), if the President is removed from office, or if the President dies or resigns, the Vice President becomes President. Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President nominates a Vice President who takes office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress.
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That U.S. president did not have a vice president because he himself was the vice president before he came president. He became president through the death of the President before him; therefore, giving him no vice president.
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Lyndon Johnson and Hubert Humphrey.
The 25th amendment to the Constitution did. It was ratified in 1967. It says that if the president is removed the vice president will become the president.
There was no vice-president after Arthur became president. Until 1967, a vacancy in the vice-presidential office was not filled until the next presidential election. Arthur was the elected vice-president but he moved up to President after Garfield was killed.trick question, he didn't have one!
There was no vice-president after Arthur became president. Until 1967, a vacancy in the vice-presidential office was not filled until the next presidential election. Arthur was the elected vice-president but he moved up to President after Garfield was killed.trick question, he didn't have one!
The 25th Amendment (ratified in 1967)
Prior to 1967, the Vice Presidency, once vacated remained empty until the next election. This occured 16 times, whenever the President or the vice-president died or resigned. After 1967 when the 25th amendment was ratified, a vacancy in the vice-presidency was soon filled.
When Lincoln was assassinated, Vice President Andrew Johnson became the new President. No new Vice President was chosen; the office was vacant until Ulysses Grant was elected President in 1868 and Schuyler Colfax became Vice President. This is why the Constitution was amended in 1967, with the 25th Amendment. It finally set rules for how a new Vice President is chosen when the sitting Vice President has to take over the Presidency.
The 36th President of the United States was Lyndon B. Johnson from November 22, 1963 to January 20, 1969. His Vice President was Hubert Humphrey from 1965-1969.
Gerald Ford was the only vice-president who moved up to president and had a new vice president appointed to take his place. Nelson Rockefeller became the new vice president. Ford is the only vice president to move up to president since the 25th amendment was added to the Constitution in 1967. Before that a vacant office of vice president remained vacant until the next presidential election.
There is no succession to the office of Vice President. Any President, no matter how he attains the office, can appoint a replacement Vice President to be confirmed by a majority of both houses of the Congress. This was established by the 25th Amendment, ratified in 1967. Prior to that time, the office remained vacant until another Presidential election.
Charles G. Dawes was his vice president during his second term. From 1923 to 1925 there was no vice -president because Coolidge was himself the vice president until Harding died. There was no way to replace the vice-president until the 25th amendment was ratified in 1967.
According to Amendment XXV to the U.S. Constitution (ratified February 10, 1967), if the President is removed from office, or if the President dies or resigns, the Vice President becomes President. Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President nominates a Vice President who takes office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress.