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A list of U.S. vice presidents grouped by primary state of residence and birth, with priority given to residence. Only 22 out of the 50 states are represented. Vice presidents with an asterisk (*) did not primarily reside in their respective birth states (they were not born in the state listed below).
Vice presidents have exercised this latter power to varying extents over the years. [2] Two vice presidents— George Clinton and John C. Calhoun —served under more than one president. The incumbent vice president is Kamala Harris, who assumed office on January 20, 2021 under President Joe Biden. [3]
t. e. Albert Arnold Gore Jr. (born March 31, 1948) is an American politician, businessman, and environmentalist who served as the 45th vice president of the United States from 1993 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton.
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 ...
The vice president of the United States (VPOTUS) is the second-highest ranking office 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.
Former President Lyndon B. Johnson (center left) and Vice President Spiro Agnew (center right) witness the liftoff of Apollo 11, the first manned space aircraft to land on the Moon, on July 16, 1969 During the Johnson administration, NASA conducted the Gemini crewed space program, developed the Saturn V rocket and its launch facility , and ...
Hannibal Hamlin (August 27, 1809 – July 4, 1891) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 15th vice president of the United States from 1861 to 1865, during President Abraham Lincoln 's first term. He was the first Republican vice president. An attorney by background, Hamlin began his political career as a Democrat in the ...
Later chosen as Hoover's running mate and elected vice president John Nance Garner: Democratic nomination for President of the United States: 1932, 1940: Lost to Franklin D. Roosevelt both times. In 1932, he was made Roosevelt's running mate and elected vice president. Henry A. Wallace: President of the United States: 1948: Ran on the ...