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<font color=purple>Strangely fascinated by zombies
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Presidents who had been vice presidents
John Adams, under George Washington
Thomas Jefferson, under John Adams
Martin Van Buren, under Andrew Jackson
John Tyler, under William Henry Harrison
Millard Fillmore, under Zachary Taylor
Andrew Johnson, under Abraham Lincoln
Chester Arthur, under James Garfield
Theodore Roosevelt, under William McKinley
Calvin Coolidge, under Warren Harding
Harry Truman, under Franklin Roosevelt
Lyndon Johnson, under John Kennedy
Richard Nixon, under Dwight Eisenhower
Gerald Ford, under Richard Nixon
George Bush, under Ronald Reagan
Vice-presidents who were later elected president, without having served out the remainder of a predecessor's term
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Martin Van Buren
Richard Nixon
George Bush
Vice presidents who became president through death or resignation of their president
John Tyler - death of William Henry Harrison
Millard Fillmore - death of Zachary Taylor
Andrew Johnson - assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Chester Arthur - assassination of James Garfield
Theodore Roosevelt - assassination of William McKinley
Calvin Coolidge - death of Warren Harding
Harry Truman - death of Franklin Roosevelt
Lyndon Johnson - assassination of John Kennedy
Gerald Ford - resignation of Richard Nixon
VP belonged to a different party
John Adams (Federalist): Democratic Republican Thomas Jefferson was his VP.
Abraham Lincoln (Republican): Democrat Andrew Johnson served as his second VP.
Vice-Presidents who tried for, but never achieved, the presidency
George Clinton - Thomas Jefferson's VP, failed to defeat James Madison in the primary.
Richard Johnson - Martin Van Buren's VP, failed to defeat James Polk in the primary.
John Breckenridge - James Buchanan's VP, ran as a National Democrat and failed to defeat Abraham Lincoln .
Henry Wallace - Franklin Roosevelt's VP, ran as a Progressive and failed to defeat Harry Truman.
Hubert Humphrey - Lyndon Johnson's VP, failed to defeat Richard Nixon.
Walter Mondale - Jimmy Carter's VP, failed to defeat Ronald Reagan.
Al Gore - Bill Clinton's VP, lost the presidency to George W. Bush
Vice-Presidents who resigned as VP
John Calhoun - Andrew Jackson's VP, resigned in 1832 to accept election to the Senate.
Spiro Agnew - Richard Nixon's VP, resigned in 1973 to avoid criminal prosecution.
John Adams, under George Washington
Thomas Jefferson, under John Adams
Martin Van Buren, under Andrew Jackson
John Tyler, under William Henry Harrison
Millard Fillmore, under Zachary Taylor
Andrew Johnson, under Abraham Lincoln
Chester Arthur, under James Garfield
Theodore Roosevelt, under William McKinley
Calvin Coolidge, under Warren Harding
Harry Truman, under Franklin Roosevelt
Lyndon Johnson, under John Kennedy
Richard Nixon, under Dwight Eisenhower
Gerald Ford, under Richard Nixon
George Bush, under Ronald Reagan
Vice-presidents who were later elected president, without having served out the remainder of a predecessor's term
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Martin Van Buren
Richard Nixon
George Bush
Vice presidents who became president through death or resignation of their president
John Tyler - death of William Henry Harrison
Millard Fillmore - death of Zachary Taylor
Andrew Johnson - assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Chester Arthur - assassination of James Garfield
Theodore Roosevelt - assassination of William McKinley
Calvin Coolidge - death of Warren Harding
Harry Truman - death of Franklin Roosevelt
Lyndon Johnson - assassination of John Kennedy
Gerald Ford - resignation of Richard Nixon
VP belonged to a different party
John Adams (Federalist): Democratic Republican Thomas Jefferson was his VP.
Abraham Lincoln (Republican): Democrat Andrew Johnson served as his second VP.
Vice-Presidents who tried for, but never achieved, the presidency
George Clinton - Thomas Jefferson's VP, failed to defeat James Madison in the primary.
Richard Johnson - Martin Van Buren's VP, failed to defeat James Polk in the primary.
John Breckenridge - James Buchanan's VP, ran as a National Democrat and failed to defeat Abraham Lincoln .
Henry Wallace - Franklin Roosevelt's VP, ran as a Progressive and failed to defeat Harry Truman.
Hubert Humphrey - Lyndon Johnson's VP, failed to defeat Richard Nixon.
Walter Mondale - Jimmy Carter's VP, failed to defeat Ronald Reagan.
Al Gore - Bill Clinton's VP, lost the presidency to George W. Bush
Vice-Presidents who resigned as VP
John Calhoun - Andrew Jackson's VP, resigned in 1832 to accept election to the Senate.
Spiro Agnew - Richard Nixon's VP, resigned in 1973 to avoid criminal prosecution.
