When the U.S. Government was formed it was decided that the vice president was the person who received the second most votes of the presidential candidates in the Electoral College. However, in 1800 there was a tie between Jefferson and Burr, and the House of Representatives had to make the decision of who was to be vice president. This led to the Twelfth Amendment to the Constitution, which decided there were to be separate ballots for the vice presidential candidates.
The main duty of the vice president was to succeed to the presidency if the president died, resigns or is impeached and removed from office. As of May 2017 only nine vice presidents have become president. Eight of them became president when the president died and one, Gerald Ford, when President Richard Nixon resigned in 1974.
Prior to the 25th Amendment to the Constitution, if a U.S. vice president passed away while in office, the office could not be filled until the next post-election inauguration. Sixteen vacancies occurred prior to the amendment being passed. The 25th Amendment allowed the president to appoint a replacement and this decision was then confirmed by both chambers of the U.S. Congress.

John Adams US Vice President biographical history mug.
01- 1st US Vice President John Adams

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Thomas Jefferson, US Vice President biographical history mug.
02- 2nd US Vice President Thomas Jefferson

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Aaron Burr, US Vice President biographical history mug.
03- 3rd US Vice President Aaron Burr

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George Clinton, US Vice President biographical history mug.
04- 4th US Vice President George Clinton

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Elbridge Gerry, US Vice President biographical history mug.
05- 5th US Vice President Elbridge Gerry

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Daniel Tompkins, US Vice President biographical history mug.
06- 6th US Vice President Daniel Tompkins

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John Calhoun, US Vice President biographical history mug.
07- 7th US Vice President John C. Calhoun

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Martin Van Buren, US Vice President biographical history mug.
08- 8th US Vice President Martin Van Buren

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Richard Johnson, US Vice President biographical history mug.
09- 9th US Vice President Richard Johnson

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John Tyler US Vice President history mug.
10th US Vice President John Tyler

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George Dallas, US Vice President biographical history mug.
11th US Vice President George Dallas

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12th US Vice President Millard Fillmore
12th US Vice President Millard Fillmore

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William King, US Vice President biographical history mug.
13th US Vice President William King

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14th US Vice President John Breckinridge
14th US Vice President John Breckinridge

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Hannibal Hamlin, US Vice President biographical history mug.
15th US Vice President Hannibal Hamlin

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Andrew Johnson, US Vice President biographical history mug.
16th US Vice President Andrew Johnson

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Schuyler Colfax, US Vice President biographical history mug.
17th US Vice President Schuyler Colfax

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18th US Vice President Henry Wilson
18th US Vice President Henry Wilson

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William Wheeler, US Vice President biographical history mug.
19th US Vice President William Wheeler

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Chester Arthur, US Vice President biographical history mug.
20th US Vice President Chester A. Arthur

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Thomas Hendricks, US Vice President biographical history mug.
21st US Vice President Thomas Hendricks

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Levi Morton, US Vice President biographical history mug.
22nd US Vice President Levi Morton

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Adlai Stevenson, US Vice President biographical history mug.
23rd US Vice President Adlai Stevenson

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Garret Hobart, US Vice President biographical history mug.
24th US Vice President Garret Hobart

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Theodore Roosevelt, US Vice President biographical history mug.
25th US Vice President Theodore Roosevelt

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Charles Fairbanks, US Vice President biographical history mug.
26th US Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks

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James Sherman, US Vice President biographical history mug.
27th US Vice President James Sherman

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Thomas Marshall, US Vice President biographical history mug.
28th US Vice President Thomas Marshall

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Calvin Coolidge, US President biographical history mug.
29th US Vice President Calvin Coolidge

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30th US Vice President Charles Dawes
30th US Vice President Charles Dawes

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Charles Curtis, US Vice President biographical history mug.
31st US Vice President Charles Curtis

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John Garner, US Vice President biographical history mug.
32nd US Vice President John Garner

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Henry Wallace, US Vice President biographical history mug.
33rd US Vice President Henry Wallace

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Harry Truman, US Vice President biographical history mug.
34th US Vice President Harry S. Truman

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Alben Barkley, 35th US Vice President biographical history mug.
35th US Vice President Alben Barkley

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Richard Nixon, US Vice President biographical history mug.
36th US Vice President Richard Nixon

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Lyndon B. Johnson, US Vice President biographical history mug.
37th US Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson

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Hubert H. Humphrey, US Vice President biographical history mug.
38th US Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey

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Spiro Agnew, US Vice President biographical history mug.
39th US Vice President Spiro Agnew

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Gerald R. Ford, US Vice President biographical history mug.
40th US Vice President Gerald Ford

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Nelson Rockefeller, US Vice President biographical history mug.
41st US Vice President Nelson Rockefeller

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Walter Mondale, US Vice President biographical history mug.
42nd US Vice President Walter Mondale

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George H.W. Bush, US Vice President biographical history mug.
43rd US Vice President George H. W. Bush

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Dan Quayle, US Vice President biographical history mug.
44th US Vice President Dan Quayle

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Al Gore, US Vice President biographical history mug.
45th US Vice President Al Gore

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Dick Cheney, US Vice President biographical history mug.
46th US Vice President Dick Cheney

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Joe Biden, US Vice President biographical history mug.
47th US Vice President Joe Biden

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Mike Pence, 48th US Vice President history mug.
48th US Vice President Mike Pence

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Kamala Harris, 49th US Vice President history mug.
49th US Vice President Kamala Harris

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