United States Vice Presidents

Two people, George Clinton and John C. Calhoun, served as Vice President for two different presidents.

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  VP#   Vice President Name   Comments   Pres #     Pres Name
    1   John Adams (1789-97)       1   Washington
    2   Thomas Jefferson (1797-1801)       2   John Adams
    3   Aaron Burr (1801-05)       3   Jefferson
    4   George Clinton (1805-09)       Jefferson
    4   George Clinton (1809-12)       4   Madison
  **   Clinton died 04/20/1812 •VP Office Vacant      
    5   Elbridge Gerry (1813-14)         Madison
  **   Gerry died 11/23/1814 •VP Office Vacant      
    6   Daniel D. Tompkins (1817-1825)       5   Monroe
    7   John C. Calhoun (1825-29)       6   J Q Adams
    7   John C. Calhoun1 (1829-1832)       7   Jackson
  **   Calhoun resigned 12/28/1832 •VP Office Vacant      
    8   Martin Van Buren (1833-1837)       Jackson
    9   Richard M. Johnson (1837-41)       8   Van Buren
  10   John Tyler (1841)       9   W Harrison
  **   Tyler became President •VP Office Vacant     10   Tyler
  11   George M. Dallas (1845-1849)     11   Polk
  12   Millard Fillmore (1849-50)     12   Taylor
  **   Fillmore became President •VP Office Vacant     13   Fillmore
  13   William R. King (1853-57)     14   Pierce
  **   King died 04/18/1853 •VP Office Vacant      
  14   John C. Breckinridge (1857-61)     15   Buchanan
  15   Hannibal Hamlin (1861-65)     16   Lincoln
  16   Andrew Johnson (1865)       Lincoln
  **   Johnson became President •VP Office Vacant     17   Johnson
  17   Schuyler Colfax (1869-73)     18   Grant
  18   Henry Wilson (1873-75)       Grant
  **   Wilson died 11/22/1875 •VP Office Vacant      
  19   William A. Wheeler (1877-1881)     19   Hayes
  20   Chester A. Arthur (1881)     20   Garfield
  **   Arthur became President •VP Office Vacant     21   Arthur
  21   Thomas A. Hendricks (1885-89)     22   Cleveland
  **   Hendricks died 11/25/1885 •VP Office Vacant      
  22   Levi P. Morton (1889-93)     23   B Harrison
  23   Adlai E. Stevenson (1893-97)     24   Cleveland
  24   Garret A. Hobart (1897- 1899)     25   McKinley
  **   Hobart died 11/21/1899 •VP Office Vacant      
  25   Theodore Roosevelt (1901)       McKinley
  **   Roosevelt became President •VP Office Vacant     26   T Roosevelt
  26   Charles Warren Fairbanks (1905-09)       T Roosevelt
  27   James S. Sherman (1909-12)     27   Taft
  **   Sherman died 10/30/1912 •VP Office Vacant      
  28   Thomas R. Marshall (1913-1921)     28   Wilson
  29   Calvin Coolidge (1921-23)     29   Harding
  **   Coolidge became President •VP Office Vacant     30   Coolidge
  30   Charles G. Dawes (1925-29)       Coolidge
  31   Charles Curtis (1929-33)     31   Hoover
  32   John N. Garner (1933-41)     32   F Roosevelt
  33   Henry A. Wallace (1941-45)       F Roosevelt
  34   Harry S. Truman (1945)       F Roosevelt
  **   Truman became President •VP Office Vacant     33   Truman
  35   Alben W. Barkley (1949-53)       Truman
  36   Richard M. Nixon (1953-61)     34   Eisenhower
  37   Lyndon B. Johnson (1961-63)     35   Kennedy
  **   Johnson became President •VP Office Vacant     36   L Johnson
  38   Hubert H. Humphrey (1965-69)     36   L Johnson
  39   Spiro T. Agnew2 (1969-73)     37   Nixon
  **   Agnew resigned 10/10/1973 •VP Office Vacant      
  40   Gerald R. Ford (12/06/1973-08/09/1974)       Nixon
  **   Ford becomes President •VP Office Vacant     38   Ford
  41   Nelson A. Rockefeller (1974-77)       Ford
  42   Walter F. Mondale (1977-81)     39   Carter, Jr.
  43   George Bush (1981-89)     40   Reagan
  44   J. Danforth Quayle (1989-93)     41   Bush
  45   Albert Gore, Jr. (1993-2001)     42   Clinton
  46   Richard Cheney (2001-2009)     43   Bush, GW
  47   Joseph Biden (2009-2017)     44   Obama
  48   Michael Pence (2017-2021)     45   Trump
  49   Kamala Harris (2021- ) First Female VP
 First African American VP
 First Asian American VP		  46  Biden

The next 5 tables display the careers of the 49 Vice Presidents.





****************Two Vice Presidents Resigned From Office****************


VP#  Vice Pres Name   Resignation Reason
    7  John C. Calhoun    In 1832 Robert Hayne of South Carolina resigned his US Senator seat and the
  South Carolina legislature voted for Calhoun to be his replacemment. With only
  3 months remaining in his Vice Presidential term, John Calhoun resigned
  the Vice Presidency and became a US Senator.
  39  Spiro Agnew  As Governor of Maryland, Agnew had taken kickbacks from contractors and
  did not report this "income" on his tax returns. In order to evade a court trial
  and possible imprisonment for tax evasion, Agnew pleaded "nolo contendre"
  (no contest") and resigned as Vice President.





***** Nine Vice Presidents became President through presidential succession.*****


VP#   Vice Pres Name   Reason for Succession
10  John Tyler  WH Harrison Died
13  Millard Fillmore  Zachary Taylor Died
17  Andrew Johnson  Abraham Lincoln Assassinated
21  Chester Arthur  James Garfield Assassinated
25  Theodore Roosevelt  W McKinley Assassinated
30  Calvin Coolidge  Warren Harding Died
33  Harry Truman  Franklin Roosevelt Died
36  Lyndon Johnson  John Kennedy Assassinated
38  Gerald Ford  Richard Nixon Resigned





************Six Vice Presidents Were Elected To the Presidency************


Two of these people did not become President directly after their Vice Presidency.
Richard Nixon became President eight years after his Vice Presidency and
Joseph Biden became President four years after his Vice Presidency.

VP#  Vice Pres Name Pres #
   1  John Adams    2
   2  Thomas Jefferson    3
   8  Martin Van Buren    8
  36  Richard Nixon  37
  43  George HW Bush  41
  47  Joseph Biden  46





****************Seven Vice Presidents Died In Office****************


VP#  Vice Pres Name Year of Death
   4  George Clinton  1812
   5  Elbridge Gerry  1814
 13  William King  1853
 18  Henry Wilson  1875
 21  Thomas Hendricks  1885
 24   Garret Hobart  1899
 27  James Sherman  1912







*****These 25 politicians served either 1 or 2 full terms as Vice President.*****


VP#  Vice Pres Name   Terms
    3   Aaron Burr (1801-05)   1
    6   Daniel D. Tompkins (1817-1825)   2
    9   Richard M. Johnson (1837-41)   1
  11   George M. Dallas (1845-1849)   1
  14   John C. Breckinridge (1857-61)   1
  15   Hannibal Hamlin (1861-65)   1
  17   Schuyler Colfax (1869-73)   1
  19   William A. Wheeler (1877-1881)   1
  22   Levi P. Morton (1889-93)   1
  23   Adlai E. Stevenson (1893-97)   1
  26   Charles Warren Fairbanks (1905-09)   1
  28   Thomas R. Marshall (1913-1921)   1
  30   Charles G. Dawes (1925-29)   1
  31   Charles Curtis (1929-33)   1
  32   John N. Garner (1933-41)   1
  33   Henry A. Wallace (1941-45)   2
  35   Alben W. Barkley (1949-53)   1
  38   Hubert H. Humphrey (1965-69)   1
  41   Nelson A. Rockefeller (1974-77)   1
  42   Walter F. Mondale (1977-81)   1
  44   J. Danforth Quayle (1989-93)   1
  45   Albert Gore, Jr. (1993-2001)   1
  46   Richard Cheney (2001-2009)   2
  48   Michael Pence (2017-2021)   1
  49   Kamala Harris (2021- )   1


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US Constitutional Amendments
 # Description Ratified
 1 Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and petition. 
 2 Right to keep and bear arms.  
 3 No quartering of soldiers. 
 4 Restriction of search and seizure. 
 5 No double jeopardy, self-incrimination or seizure of private property. 
 6 Right to speedy trial, witnesses & counsel. 
 7 Right to Trial by jury.  
 8 No excessive bails, fines, or cruel and unusual punishment. 
 9 There are additional rights to which citizens are entitled which are not mentioned in the Constitution. 
 10 States & the people have rights. 
 11 Citizens of 1 state can't sue another state. 1798
 12 Electors choose Pres & VP. 1804
 13 Slavery abolished. 1865
 14 All US citizens cannot have their rights abridged. 1868
 15 Voting rights not barred by race, etc. 1870
 16 Income tax. 1913
 17 US Senators elected by popular vote. 1916
 18 Alcohol prohibition. (Repealed by Amendment 21) 1919
 19 Women gain right to vote. 1920
 20 Terms Begin - Pres & VP 1/20 Reps 1/3. 1933
 21 Prohibition repealed (amendment # 18) 1933
 22 2 term limit for President. 1951
 23 District of Columbia Gets Pres Vote. 1961
 24 Poll taxes illegal. 1964
 25 Should the Presidency become vacant, the Line of Presidential succession is:
 Vice President; Pres Pro Tempore of Senate; Speaker of the House.		 1967
 26 Right to vote - 18 years of age. 1971
 27 Rules for Congressional Pay Raises 1992

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