| VP# | Vice President Name | Comments | Pres # | Pres Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Adams (1789-97) | 1 | Washington | |
| 2 | Thomas Jefferson (1797-1801) | 2 | John Adams | |
| 3 | Aaron Burr (1801-05) | 3 | Jefferson | |
| 4 | George Clinton (1805-09) | Jefferson | ||
| 4 | George Clinton (1809-12) | 4 | Madison | |
| ** | Clinton died 04/20/1812 •VP Office Vacant | |||
| 5 | Elbridge Gerry (1813-14) | Madison | ||
| ** | Gerry died 11/23/1814 •VP Office Vacant | |||
| 6 | Daniel D. Tompkins (1817-1825) | 5 | Monroe | |
| 7 | John C. Calhoun (1825-29) | 6 | J Q Adams | |
| 7 | John C. Calhoun1(1829-1832) | 7 | Jackson | |
| ** | Calhoun resigned 12/28/1832 •VP Office Vacant | |||
| 8 | Martin Van Buren (1833-1837) | Jackson | ||
| 9 | Richard M. Johnson (1837-41) | 8 | Van Buren | |
| 10 | John Tyler (1841) | 9 | W Harrison | |
| ** | Tyler became President •VP Office Vacant | 10 | Tyler | |
| 11 | George M. Dallas (1845-1849) | 11 | Polk | |
| 12 | Millard Fillmore (1849-50) | 12 | Taylor | |
| ** | Fillmore became President •VP Office Vacant | 13 | Fillmore | |
| 13 | William R. King (1853-57) | 14 | Pierce | |
| ** | King died 04/18/1853 •VP Office Vacant | |||
| 14 | John C. Breckinridge (1857-61) | 15 | Buchanan | |
| 15 | Hannibal Hamlin (1861-65) | 16 | Lincoln | |
| 16 | Andrew Johnson (1865) | Lincoln | ||
| ** | Johnson became President •VP Office Vacant | 17 | Johnson | |
| 17 | Schuyler Colfax (1869-73) | 18 | Grant | |
| 18 | Henry Wilson (1873-75) | Grant | ||
| ** | Wilson died 11/22/1875 •VP Office Vacant | |||
| 19 | William A. Wheeler (1877-1881) | 19 | Hayes | |
| 20 | Chester A. Arthur (1881) | 20 | Garfield | |
| ** | Arthur became President •VP Office Vacant | 21 | Arthur | |
| 21 | Thomas A. Hendricks (1885-89) | 22 | Cleveland | |
| ** | Hendricks died 11/25/1885 •VP Office Vacant | |||
| 22 | Levi P. Morton (1889-93) | 23 | B Harrison | |
| 23 | Adlai E. Stevenson (1893-97) | 24 | Cleveland | |
| 24 | Garret A. Hobart (1897- 1899) | 25 | McKinley | |
| ** | Hobart died 11/21/1899 •VP Office Vacant | |||
| 25 | Theodore Roosevelt (1901) | McKinley | ||
| ** | Roosevelt became President •VP Office Vacant | 26 | T Roosevelt | |
| 26 | Charles Warren Fairbanks (1905-09) | T Roosevelt | ||
| 27 | James S. Sherman (1909-12) | 27 | Taft | |
| ** | Sherman died 10/30/1912 •VP Office Vacant | |||
| 28 | Thomas R. Marshall (1913-1921) | 28 | Wilson | |
| 29 | Calvin Coolidge (1921-23) | 29 | Harding | |
| ** | Coolidge became President •VP Office Vacant | 30 | Coolidge | |
| 30 | Charles G. Dawes (1925-29) | Coolidge | ||
| 31 | Charles Curtis (1929-33) | 31 | Hoover | |
| 32 | John N. Garner (1933-41) | 32 | F Roosevelt | |
| 33 | Henry A. Wallace (1941-45) | F Roosevelt | ||
| 34 | Harry S. Truman (1945) | F Roosevelt | ||
| ** | Truman became President •VP Office Vacant | 33 | Truman | |
| 35 | Alben W. Barkley (1949-53) | Truman | ||
| 36 | Richard M. Nixon (1953-61) | 34 | Eisenhower | |
| 37 | Lyndon B. Johnson (1961-63) | 35 | Kennedy | |
| ** | Johnson became President •VP Office Vacant | 36 | L Johnson | |
| 38 | Hubert H. Humphrey (1965-69) | 36 | L Johnson | |
| 39 | Spiro T. Agnew2(1969-73) | 37 | Nixon | |
| ** | Agnew resigned 10/10/1973 •VP Office Vacant | |||
| 40 | Gerald R. Ford (12/06/1973-08/09/1974) | Nixon | ||
| ** | Ford becomes President •VP Office Vacant | 38 | Ford | |
| 41 | Nelson A. Rockefeller (1974-77) | Ford | ||
| 42 | Walter F. Mondale (1977-81) | 39 | Carter, Jr. | |
| 43 | George Bush (1981-89) | 40 | Reagan | |
| 44 | J. Danforth Quayle (1989-93) | 41 | Bush | |
| 45 | Albert Gore, Jr. (1993-2001) | 42 | Clinton | |
| 46 | Richard Cheney (2001-2009) | 43 | Bush, GW | |
| 47 | Joseph Biden (2009-2017) | 44 | Obama | |
| 48 | Michael Pence (2017-2021) | 45 | Trump | |
| 49 | Kamala Harris (2021- ) | First Female VP First African American VP First Asian American VP |
46 | Biden |
The next 5 tables display the careers of the 49 Vice Presidents.
Two Vice Presidents Resigned From Office
| VP# | Vice Pres Name | Resignation Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | John C. Calhoun | In 1832 Robert Hayne of South Carolina resigned his US Senator seat and the South Carolina legislature voted for Calhoun to be his replacemment. With only 3 months remaining in his Vice Presidential term, John Calhoun resigned the Vice Presidency and became a US Senator. |
| 39 | Spiro Agnew | As Governor of Maryland, Agnew had taken kickbacks from contractors and did not report this “income” on his tax returns. In order to evade a court trial and possible imprisonment for tax evasion, Agnew pleaded “nolo contendre” (no contest”) and resigned as Vice President. |
Nine Vice Presidents became President through presidential succession
| VP# | Vice Pres Name | Reason for Succession |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | John Tyler | WH Harrison Died |
| 13 | Millard Fillmore | Zachary Taylor Died |
| 17 | Andrew Johnson | Abraham Lincoln Assassinated |
| 21 | Chester Arthur | James Garfield Assassinated |
| 25 | Theodore Roosevelt | W McKinley Assassinated |
| 30 | Calvin Coolidge | Warren Harding Died |
| 33 | Harry Truman | Franklin Roosevelt Died |
| 36 | Lyndon Johnson | John Kennedy Assassinated |
| 38 | Gerald Ford | Richard Nixon Resigned |
Six Vice Presidents Were Elected To the Presidency
Two of these people did not become President directly after their Vice Presidency.
Richard Nixon became President eight years after his Vice Presidency and
Joseph Biden became President four years after his Vice Presidency.
| VP# | Vice Pres Name | Pres # |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Adams | 2 |
| 2 | Thomas Jefferson | 3 |
| 8 | Martin Van Buren | 8 |
| 36 | Richard Nixon | 37 |
| 43 | George HW Bush | 41 |
| 47 | Joseph Biden | 46 |
Seven Vice Presidents Died In Office
| VP# | Vice Pres Name | Year of Death |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | George Clinton | 1812 |
| 5 | Elbridge Gerry | 1814 |
| 13 | William King | 1853 |
| 18 | Henry Wilson | 1875 |
| 21 | Thomas Hendricks | 1885 |
| 24 | Garret Hobart | 1899 |
| 27 | James Sherman | 1912 |
These 25 politicians served either 1 or 2 full terms as Vice President.
| VP# | Vice Pres Name | Terms |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Aaron Burr (1801-05) | 1 |
| 6 | Daniel D. Tompkins (1817-1825) | 2 |
| 9 | Richard M. Johnson (1837-41) | 1 |
| 11 | George M. Dallas (1845-1849) | 1 |
| 14 | John C. Breckinridge (1857-61) | 1 |
| 15 | Hannibal Hamlin (1861-65) | 1 |
| 17 | Schuyler Colfax (1869-73) | 1 |
| 19 | William A. Wheeler (1877-1881) | 1 |
| 22 | Levi P. Morton (1889-93) | 1 |
| 23 | Adlai E. Stevenson (1893-97) | 1 |
| 26 | Charles Warren Fairbanks (1905-09) | 1 |
| 28 | Thomas R. Marshall (1913-1921) | 1 |
| 30 | Charles G. Dawes (1925-29) | 1 |
| 31 | Charles Curtis (1929-33) | 1 |
| 32 | John N. Garner (1933-41) | 1 |
| 33 | Henry A. Wallace (1941-45) | 2 |
| 35 | Alben W. Barkley (1949-53) | 1 |
| 38 | Hubert H. Humphrey (1965-69) | 1 |
| 41 | Nelson A. Rockefeller (1974-77) | 1 |
| 42 | Walter F. Mondale (1977-81) | 1 |
| 44 | J. Danforth Quayle (1989-93) | 1 |
| 45 | Albert Gore, Jr. (1993-2001) | 1 |
| 46 | Richard Cheney (2001-2009) | 2 |
| 48 | Michael Pence (2017-2021) | 1 |
| 49 | Kamala Harris (2021- ) | 1 |
US Constitutional Amendments
| # | Description | Ratified |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and petition. | |
| 2 | Right to keep and bear arms. | |
| 3 | No quartering of soldiers. | |
| 4 | Restriction of search and seizure. | |
| 5 | No double jeopardy, self-incrimination or seizure of private property. | |
| 6 | Right to speedy trial, witnesses & counsel. | |
| 7 | Right to Trial by jury. | |
| 8 | No excessive bails, fines, or cruel and unusual punishment. | |
| 9 | There are additional rights to which citizens are entitled which are not mentioned in the Constitution. |
|
| 10 | States & the people have rights. | |
| 11 | Citizens of 1 state can’t sue another state. | 1798 |
| 12 | Electors choose Pres & VP. | 1804 |
| 13 | Slavery abolished. | 1865 |
| 14 | All US citizens cannot have their rights abridged. | 1868 |
| 15 | Voting rights not barred by race, etc. | 1870 |
| 16 | Income tax. | 1913 |
| 17 | US Senators elected by popular vote. | 1916 |
| 18 | Alcohol prohibition. (Repealed by Amendment 21) | 1919 |
| 19 | Women gain right to vote. | 1920 |
| 20 | Terms Begin – Pres & VP 1/20 Reps 1/3. | 1933 |
| 21 | Prohibition repealed (amendment # 18) | 1933 |
| 22 | 2 term limit for President. | 1951 |
| 23 | District of Columbia Gets Pres Vote. | 1961 |
| 24 | Poll taxes illegal. | 1964 |
| 25 | Should the Presidency become vacant, the Line of Presidential succession is: Vice President; Pres Pro Tempore of Senate; Speaker of the House. |
1967 |
| 26 | Right to vote – 18 years of age. | 1971 |
| 27 | Rules for Congressional Pay Raises | 1992 |