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The office of vice president remained vacant during Johnson's first (425-day partial) term, as at the time there was no way to fill a vacancy in the vice presidency. Johnson selected Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota, a leading liberal, as his running mate in the 1964 election, and Humphrey served as vice president throughout Johnson's ...
Vice President Humphrey at a meeting in the Oval Office, c. June 21, 1965. Humphrey took office on January 20, 1965, [142] ending the 14-month vacancy of the vice president of the United States, which had remained empty when then-Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson assumed the presidency after the assassination of John F. Kennedy in November 1963 ...
President John F. Kennedy and Vice President Johnson outside the White House in August 1961 Vice President Johnson and Attorney General Robert Kennedy meeting with civil rights leaders at the White House on June 22, 1963
Kamala Harris, the most recent U.S. vice president to run for president. Nineteen of the 49 vice presidents of the United States have attempted a run for the presidency after being elected vice president. [1] Six have been elected to the presidency, or almost a third of running vice-presidents, while seven have lost the presidential election ...
Some vice presidents had no choice but to become president due to the death or resignation of their predecessors.
The incumbent vice president is JD Vance, who assumed office as the 50th vice president on January 20, 2025. [3] [4] There have been 50 U.S. vice presidents since the office was created in 1789. Originally, the vice president was the person who received the second-most votes for president in the Electoral College.
The second inauguration of Lyndon B. Johnson as president of the United States was held on Wednesday, January 20, 1965, at the East Portico of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. This was the 45th inauguration and marked the second and only full term of Lyndon B. Johnson as president and the only term of Hubert Humphrey as vice president.
Vice President Length in days Order of vice presidency President served under Number of terms 1 tie: Daniel D. Tompkins: 2,922: 6th • March 4, 1817 – March 4, 1825: James Monroe: Two full terms Thomas R. Marshall: 2,922: 28th • March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1921: Woodrow Wilson: Two full terms Richard Nixon: 2,922: 36th • January 20, 1953 ...