has a us vice president ever resigned?
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Berlin, Maryland, U.S. Spiro Theodore Agnew (/ˈspɪroʊ ˈæɡnjuː/; November 9, 1918 – September 17, 1996) was the 39th vice president of the United States from 1969 until his resignation in 1973. He is the second and most recent vice president to resign the position, the other being John C. Calhoun in 1832.
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In this capacity, four vice presidents have been able to announce their own election to the presidency: John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Martin Van Buren, and George H. W. ... Conversely, John C. Breckinridge, in 1861, Richard Nixon, in 1961, and Al Gore, in 2001, all had to announce their opponent's election.
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If the president dies, resigns or is removed from office, the vice president automatically becomes president. ... A vice president can also become the acting president if the president becomes incapacitated.
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Previous lines of succession The United States Constitution says that the Vice President of the United States is the person who will replace the President if the President is not able to continue. The laws about succession (after the Vice President) were first created in 1792.
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It clarifies that the vice president becomes president (as opposed to acting president) if the president dies, resigns, or is removed from office; and establishes procedures for filling a vacancy in the office of the vice president and for responding to presidential disabilities.
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If the President dies, resigns, or is removed from office, the Vice President becomes President for the rest of the term. ... If the Vice President is unable to serve, the Speaker of the House acts as President.
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Spiro Theodore Agnew (/ˈspɪroʊ ˈæɡnjuː/; November 9, 1918 – September 17, 1996) was the 39th vice president of the United States from 1969 until his resignation in 1973. He is the second and most recent vice president to resign the position, the other being John C. Calhoun in 1832.
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Of these, eight presidents have died in office: four were assassinated, and four died of natural causes. In each of these instances, the vice president has succeeded to the presidency.
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Former vice presidents also ran in 2020 (Joe Biden), 1984 (Walter Mondale) and in 1968 (Richard Nixon, against the incumbent vice president, Hubert Humphrey). The presidential election of 2008 was the first since 1928 that saw neither an incumbent president nor vice president actively run for the presidency.
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In the event of the death, resignation or removal of the president, the vice president ascends to the presidency, which he or she holds for the remainder of their predecessor's term. The vice president also serves as the president of the Senate and may cast a vote in the event of a tie.
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The vice president is indirectly elected together with the president to a four-year term of office by the people of the United States through the Electoral College. ... The role of the vice presidency has changed dramatically since the office was created during the 1787 constitutional convention.
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The presidency of Lyndon Baines Johnson began on November 22, 1963, when Johnson became the 36th President of the United States upon the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, and ended on January 20, 1969. He had been Vice President of the United States for 1,036 days when he succeeded to the presidency.
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To date, no president or vice president has been removed from office by impeachment and conviction. The following table lists federal officials for whom impeachment proceedings were instituted and referred to a committee of the House of Representatives.
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One, former judge Alcee Hastings, was elected as a member of the United States House of Representatives after being removed from office. No President impeached by the House has been removed from office.
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Some Vice Presidents took the oath from the Chief Justice. On some occasions, the outgoing Vice President administered the oath to the Vice President-elect. Since World War II, Vice Presidents have chosen friends and associates to administer the oath of office.
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If the President dies, resigns, or is removed from office, the Vice President becomes President for the rest of the term. If the Vice President is unable to serve, the Speaker of the House acts as President.