List of vice presidents of the United States by time in office facts for kids
A Vice President of the United States helps the President lead the country. They are elected for a four-year term of office. This term usually lasts 1,461 days. This number counts the days between the start and end dates, not including the very first day.
Since 1789, 50 different people have served as Vice President. Some of them became President during their term, for example, if the President died or resigned. Seven Vice Presidents died while in office, and two resigned. If the Vice President's office becomes empty, the President chooses a new person. This person becomes Vice President after the Congress approves them. This rule was added to the Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1967.
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How Long Vice Presidents Served
This section shows how long each Vice President served. Some served a full eight years, while others served shorter times due to different reasons.
Vice Presidents with Longest Terms
Seven Vice Presidents served two full terms, which is eight years. They are:
- Daniel D. Tompkins (1817–1825)
- Thomas R. Marshall (1913–1921)
- Richard Nixon (1953–1961)
- George H. W. Bush (1981–1989)
- Al Gore (1993–2001)
- Dick Cheney (2001–2009)
- Joe Biden (2009–2017)
John Nance Garner also served two terms (1933–1941), but his first term was a bit shorter. This happened because the 20th Amendment changed the inauguration day from March 4 to January 20.
John Adams, the first Vice President, served two terms (1789–1797). His first term was shorter because the new government started a little late.
Vice Presidents with Shorter Terms
Some Vice Presidents served shorter terms because they resigned, died in office, or became President.
- John C. Calhoun resigned during his second term in 1832.
- George Clinton died during his second term in 1812.
- Spiro Agnew resigned during his second term in 1973.
- Many Vice Presidents served one full four-year term.
- Some Vice Presidents became President when the President died or resigned. For example, Lyndon B. Johnson became President after John F. Kennedy died in 1963.
- Others died while in office, like James S. Sherman in 1912.
- The shortest term was served by John Tyler, who became President after only 31 days when William Henry Harrison died in 1841.
List of Vice Presidents by Time in Office
| Rank | 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 – January 20, 1961 |
Dwight D. Eisenhower | Two full terms | |
| George H. W. Bush | 2,922 | 43rd • January 20, 1981 – January 20, 1989 |
Ronald Reagan | Two full terms | |
| Al Gore | 2,922 | 45th • January 20, 1993 – January 20, 2001 |
Bill Clinton | Two full terms | |
| Dick Cheney | 2,922 | 46th • January 20, 2001 – January 20, 2009 |
George W. Bush | Two full terms | |
| Joe Biden | 2,922 | 47th • January 20, 2009 – January 20, 2017 |
Barack Obama | Two full terms | |
| 8 | John Nance Garner | 2,879 | 32nd • March 4, 1933 – January 20, 1941 |
Franklin D. Roosevelt | Two full terms |
| 9 | John Adams | 2,874 | 1st • April 21, 1789 – March 4, 1797 |
George Washington | Two full terms |
| 10 | John C. Calhoun | 2,856 | 7th • March 4, 1825 – December 28, 1832 |
John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson | One full term; resigned 3 years, 9 months and 24 days into second term |
| 11 | George Clinton | 2,604 | 4th • March 4, 1805 – April 20, 1812 |
Thomas Jefferson and James Madison | One full term; died 3 years, 1 month and 16 days into second term |
| 12 | Spiro Agnew | 1,724 | 39th • January 20, 1969 – October 10, 1973 |
Richard Nixon | One full term; resigned 8 months and 20 days into second term |
| 13 tie |
Aaron Burr | 1,461 | 3rd • March 4, 1801 – March 4, 1805 |
Thomas Jefferson | One full term |
| Martin Van Buren | 1,461 | 8th • March 4, 1833 – March 4, 1837 |
Andrew Jackson | One full term | |
| Richard Johnson | 1,461 | 9th • March 4, 1837 – March 4, 1841 |
Martin Van Buren | One full term | |
| George M. Dallas | 1,461 | 11th • March 4, 1845 – March 4, 1849 |
James K. Polk | One full term | |
| John C. Breckinridge | 1,461 | 14th • March 4, 1857 – March 4, 1861 |
James Buchanan | One full term | |
| Hannibal Hamlin | 1,461 | 15th • March 4, 1861 – March 4, 1865 |
Abraham Lincoln | One full term | |
| Schuyler Colfax | 1,461 | 17th • March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1873 |
Ulysses S. Grant | One full term | |
| William A. Wheeler | 1,461 | 19th • March 4, 1877 – March 4, 1881 |
Rutherford B. Hayes | One full term | |
| Levi P. Morton | 1,461 | 22nd • March 4, 1889 – March 4, 1893 |
Benjamin Harrison | One full term | |
| Adlai E. Stevenson | 1,461 | 23rd • March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1897 |
Grover Cleveland | One full term | |
| Charles W. Fairbanks | 1,461 | 26th • March 4, 1905 – March 4, 1909 |
Theodore Roosevelt | One full term | |
| Charles G. Dawes | 1,461 | 30th • March 4, 1925 – March 4, 1929 |
Calvin Coolidge | One full term | |
| Charles Curtis | 1,461 | 31st • March 4, 1929 – March 4, 1933 |
Herbert Hoover | One full term | |
| Henry A. Wallace | 1,461 | 33rd • January 20, 1941 – January 20, 1945 |
Franklin D. Roosevelt | One full term | |
| Alben W. Barkley | 1,461 | 35th • January 20, 1949 – January 20, 1953 |
Harry S. Truman | One full term | |
| Hubert Humphrey | 1,461 | 38th • January 20, 1965 – January 20, 1969 |
Lyndon B. Johnson | One full term | |
| Walter Mondale | 1,461 | 42nd • January 20, 1977 – January 20, 1981 |
Jimmy Carter | One full term | |
| Dan Quayle | 1,461 | 44th • January 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993 |
George H. W. Bush | One full term | |
| Mike Pence | 1,461 | 48th • January 20, 2017 – January 20, 2021 |
Donald Trump | One full term | |
| Kamala Harris | 1,461 | 49th • January 20, 2021 – January 20, 2025 |
Joe Biden | One full term | |
| 33 | Thomas Jefferson | 1,460 | 2nd • March 4, 1797 – March 4, 1801 |
John Adams | One full term |
| 34 | James S. Sherman | 1,336 | 27th • March 4, 1909 – October 30, 1912 |
William Howard Taft | Died 3 years, 7 months and 26 days into term |
| 35 | Lyndon B. Johnson | 1,036 | 37th • January 20, 1961 – November 22, 1963 |
John F. Kennedy | Succeeded to presidency 2 years, 10 months and 2 days into term |
| 36 | Henry Wilson | 993 | 18th • March 4, 1873 – November 22, 1875 |
Ulysses S. Grant | Died 2 years, 8 months and 18 days into term |
| 37 | Garret Hobart | 992 | 24th • March 4, 1897 – November 21, 1899 |
William McKinley | Died 2 years, 8 months and 17 days into term |
| 38 | Calvin Coolidge | 881 | 29th • March 4, 1921 – August 2, 1923 |
Warren G. Harding | Succeeded to presidency 2 years, 4 months and 29 days into term |
| 39 | Nelson Rockefeller | 763 | 41st • December 19, 1974 – January 20, 1977 |
Gerald Ford | One partial term (2 years, 1 month and 1 day) |
| 40 | Elbridge Gerry | 629 | 5th • March 4, 1813 – November 23, 1814 |
James Madison | Died 1 year, 8 months and 19 days into term |
| 41 | Millard Fillmore | 492 | 12th • March 4, 1849 – July 9, 1850 |
Zachary Taylor | Succeeded to presidency 1 year, 4 months and 5 days into term |
| 42 | Thomas A. Hendricks | 266 | 21st • March 4 – November 25, 1885 |
Grover Cleveland | Died 8 months and 21 days into term |
| 43 | Gerald Ford | 246 | 40th • December 6, 1973 – August 9, 1974 |
Richard Nixon | Succeeded to presidency 8 months and 3 days into partial term |
| 44 | Chester A. Arthur | 199 | 20th • March 4 – September 19, 1881 |
James A. Garfield | Succeeded to presidency 6 months and 15 days into term |
| 45 | Theodore Roosevelt | 194 | 25th • March 4 – September 14, 1901 |
William McKinley | Succeeded to presidency 6 months and 10 days into term |
| 46 | JD Vance | 186 | 50th • January 20, 2025 – Incumbent |
Donald Trump | Currently serving |
| 47 | Harry S. Truman | 82 | 34th • January 20 – April 12, 1945 |
Franklin D. Roosevelt | Succeeded to presidency 2 months and 23 days into term |
| 48 | William R. King | 45 | 13th • March 4 – April 18, 1853 |
Franklin Pierce | Died 1 month and 14 days into term |
| 49 | Andrew Johnson | 42 | 16th • March 4 – April 15, 1865 |
Abraham Lincoln | Succeeded to presidency 1 month and 11 days into term |
| 50 | John Tyler | 31 | 10th • March 4 – April 4, 1841 |
William Henry Harrison | Succeeded to presidency 31 days into term |
See also
- Acting President of the United States
- List of presidents of the United States by time in office
- United States presidential line of succession
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