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Three vice presidents have briefly acted as president under the 25th Amendment: George H. W. Bush on July 13, 1985; Dick Cheney on June 29, 2002, and on July 21, 2007; and Kamala Harris on November 19, 2021. The persons who have served as vice president were born in or primarily affiliated with 27 states plus the District of Columbia.
Let's look back at the past 60 years of elections, with 15 photos of American Vice Presidents before they were elected (or re-elected) out on the campaign trail. 2020: Kamala Harris
This is the only day of the year having the birthday of multiple vice presidents. [ 1] The oldest living vice president is Dick Cheney, born on January 30, 1941 (age 83 years, 195 days). The youngest living vice president is the incumbent, Kamala Harris, born on October 20, 1964 (age 59 years, 297 days). The shortest-lived vice president was ...
The length of a full four-year vice-presidential term of office amounts to 1,461 days (three common years of 365 days plus one leap year of 366 days). If counted by number of calendar days all the figures would be one greater. Since 1789, there have been 49 people sworn into office as Vice President of the United States. Of these, nine ...
Vice President Kamala Harris greets a baby as she works the receiving line after arriving at RDU in advance of her speech later in the day in Raleigh, N.C., Friday, Aug. 16, 2024.
The White House, official residence of the president of the United States, in July 2008. The president of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States, [1] indirectly elected to a four-year term via the Electoral College. [2] The officeholder leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the ...
CHRIS MEGERIAN. July 16, 2024 at 4:52 PM. WASHINGTON (AP) — Of the 49 vice presidents in U.S. history, nine of them — or nearly 1 in 5 — have risen to the presidency due to death or ...
The vice president of the United States ( VPOTUS) is the second-highest officer in the executive branch [ 8][ 9] of the U.S. federal government, after the president of the United States, and ranks first in the presidential line of succession. The vice president is also an officer in the legislative branch, as the president of the Senate.