Below is an unofficial list, using either the Constitution or the appropriate supporting federal law (the Presidential Succession Acts of 1792, 1886 or 1947, as the case may be), of Presidents of the United States together with the person next in the line of succession, when each assumed that role, and the office that they held which placed them next in line. The list is based on information retrieved from public sources, so while it is by and large accurate, some errors may exist.
In cases where a number in parenthesis appears next to a name or office, supplementary information is provided after the list below.
| Date Began |
Date Ended |
|
President |
|
"Next In Line" and Office |
| 30 April 1789 |
04 March 1797 |
1. |
George Washington |
1. |
John Adams, Vice President |
| 04 March 1797 |
04 March 1801 |
2. |
John Adams |
2. |
Thomas Jefferson, Vice President |
| 04 March 1801 |
04 March 1805 |
3. |
Thomas Jefferson |
3. |
Aaron Burr, Vice President |
| 04 March 1805 |
04 March 1809 |
|
Thomas Jefferson |
4. |
George Clinton, Vice President |
| 04 March 1809 |
20 April 1812 |
4. |
James Madison |
|
George Clinton, Vice President (1) |
| 20 April 1812 |
04 March 1813 |
|
James Madison |
5. |
William Harris Crawford, President Pro Tempore |
| 04 March 1813 |
23 November 1814 |
|
James Madison |
6. |
Elbridge Gerry, Vice President (1) |
| 23 November 1814 |
25 November 1814 |
|
James Madison |
7. |
Langdon Cheeves, Speaker of the House |
| 25 November 1814 |
04 March 1817 |
|
James Madison |
8. |
John Gaillard, President Pro Tempore |
| 04 March 1817 |
04 March 1825 |
5. |
James Monroe |
9. |
Daniel Tompkins, Vice President |
| 04 March 1825 |
04 March 1829 |
6. |
John Quincy Adams |
10. |
John Caldwell Calhoun, Vice President |
| 04 March 1829 |
28 December 1832 |
7. |
Andrew Jackson |
|
John Caldwell Calhoun, Vice President (2) |
| 28 December 1832 |
04 March 1833 |
|
Andrew Jackson |
11. |
Hugh Lawson White, President Pro Tempore |
| 04 March 1833 |
04 March 1837 |
|
Andrew Jackson |
12. |
Martin Van Buren, Vice President |
| 04 March 1837 |
04 March 1841 |
8. |
Martin Van Buren |
13. |
Richard Mentor Johnson, Vice President |
| 04 March 1841 |
04 April 1841 |
9. |
William Henry Harrison (1) |
14. |
John Tyler, Vice President |
| 04 April 1841 |
31 May 1842 |
10. |
John Tyler |
15. |
Samuel Lewis Southard, President Pro Tempore |
| 31 May 1842 |
04 March 1845 |
|
John Tyler |
16. |
Willie Person Mangum, President Pro Tempore |
| 04 March 1845 |
04 March 1849 |
11. |
James Knox Polk |
17. |
George Mifflin Dallas, Vice President |
| 04 March 1849 |
05 March 1849 |
|
vacant (3) |
|
vacant (3) |
| 05 March 1849 |
09 July 1850 |
12. |
Zachary Taylor (1) |
18. |
Millard Fillmore, Vice President |
| 09 July 1850 |
11 July 1850 |
13. |
Millard Fillmore |
|
vacant (4) |
| 11 July 1850 |
20 December 1852 |
|
Millard Fillmore |
19. |
William Rufus DeVane King, President Pro Tem. |
| 20 December 1852 |
04 March 1853 |
|
Millard Fillmore |
20. |
David Rice Atchison, President Pro Tempore |
| 04 March 1853 |
18 April 1853 |
14. |
Franklin Pierce |
21. |
William Rufus DeVane King, Vice Pres (1, 5) |
| 18 April 1853 |
04 December 1854 |
|
Franklin Pierce |
22. |
David Rice Atchison, President Pro Tem. (5) |
| 04 December 1854 |
05 December 1854 |
|
Franklin Pierce |
23. |
Lewis Cass, President Pro Tempore |
| 05 December 1854 |
09 June 1856 |
|
Franklin Pierce |
24. |
Jesse David Bright, President Pro Tempore |
| 09 June 1856 |
10 June 1856 |
|
Franklin Pierce |
25. |
Charles Edward Stuart, President Pro Tempore |
| 10 June 1856 |
06 January 1857 |
|
Franklin Pierce |
26. |
Jesse David Bright, President Pro Tem. (5) |
| 06 January 1857 |
04 March 1857 |
|
Franklin Pierce |
27. |
James Murray Mason, President Pro Tempore |
| 04 March 1857 |
04 March 1861 |
15. |
James Buchanan |
28. |
John Cabell Breckinridge, Vice President |
| 04 March 1861 |
04 March 1865 |
16. |
Abraham Lincoln |
29. |
Hannibal Hamlin, Vice President |
| 04 March 1865 |
15 April 1865 |
|
Abraham Lincoln (1) |
30. |
Andrew Johnson, Vice President |
| 15 April 1865 |
07 May 1865 |
17. |
Andrew Johnson |
31. |
Schuyler Colfax, Speaker of the House |
| 07 May 1865 |
02 March 1867 |
|
Andrew Johnson |
32. |
Lafayette Sabine Foster, President Pro Tempore |
| 02 March 1867 |
04 March 1869 |
|
Andrew Johnson |
33. |
Benjamin Franklin Wade, President Pro Tempore |
| 04 March 1869 |
04 March 1873 |
18. |
Ulysses Simpson Grant |
34. |
Schuyler Colfax, Vice President (5) |
| 04 March 1873 |
22 November 1875 |
|
Ulysses Simpson Grant |
35. |
Henry Wilson, Vice President (died) |
| 22 November 1875 |
04 March 1877 |
|
Ulysses Simpson Grant |
36. |
Thomas White Ferry, President Pro Tempore |
| 04 March 1877 |
04 March 1881 |
19. |
Rutherford Birchard Hayes |
37. |
William Almon Wheeler, Vice President |
| 04 March 1881 |
19 September 1881 |
20. |
James Abram Garfield (1) |
38. |
Chester Alan Arthur, Vice President |
| 19 September 1881 |
10 October 1881 |
21. |
Chester Alan Arthur |
39. |
Samuel Jackson Randall, Speaker of the House |
| 10 October 1881 |
13 October 1881 |
|
Chester Alan Arthur |
40. |
Thomas Francis Bayard, President Pro Tempore |
| 13 October 1881 |
04 March 1883 |
|
Chester Alan Arthur |
41. |
David Davis, President Pro Tempore |
| 04 March 1883 |
04 March 1885 |
|
Chester Alan Arthur |
42. |
George Franklin Edmunds, President Pro Tem. |
| 04 March 1885 |
25 November 1885 |
22. |
Stephen Grover Cleveland |
43. |
Thomas Andrews Hendricks, Vice Pres. (1) |
| 25 November 1885 |
07 December 1885 |
|
Stephen Grover Cleveland |
44. |
John Griffin Carlisle, Speaker of the House |
| 07 December 1885 |
19 January 1886 |
|
Stephen Grover Cleveland |
45. |
John Sherman, President Pro Tempore (6) |
| 19 January 1886 |
04 March 1889 |
|
Stephen Grover Cleveland |
46. |
Thomas F. Bayard, Sec. of State (5) |
| 04 March 1889 |
04 March 1893 |
23. |
Benjamin Harrison |
47. |
Levi Parsons Morton, Vice President |
| 04 March 1893 |
04 March 1897 |
24. |
Stephen Grover Cleveland (5) |
48. |
Adlai Ewing Stevenson, Vice President |
| 04 March 1897 |
21 November 1899 |
25. |
William McKinley |
49. |
Garret Augustus Hobart, Vice President (1) |
| 21 November 1899 |
04 March 1901 |
|
William McKinley |
50. |
John Milton Hay, Sec. of State |
| 04 March 1901 |
14 September 1901 |
|
William McKinley (1) |
51. |
Theodore Roosevelt, Vice President |
| 14 September 1901 |
04 March 1905 |
26. |
Theodore Roosevelt |
52. |
John Milton Hay, Sec. of State (5) |
| 04 March 1905 |
04 March 1909 |
|
Theodore Roosevelt |
53. |
Charles Warren Fairbanks, Vice President |
| 04 March 1909 |
30 October 1912 |
27. |
William Howard Taft |
54. |
James Schoolcraft Sherman, Vice Pres. (1) |
| 30 October 1912 |
04 March 1913 |
|
William Howard Taft |
55. |
Philander Chase Knox, Sec. of State |
| 04 March 1913 |
04 March 1921 |
28. |
Thomas Woodrow Wilson |
56. |
Thomas Riley Marshall, Vice President |
| 04 March 1921 |
02 August 1923 |
29. |
Warren G. Harding (1) |
57. |
John Calvin Coolidge, Jr., Vice President |
| 02 August 1923 |
04 March 1925 |
30. |
John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. |
58. |
Charles Evans Hughes, Sec. of State |
| 04 March 1925 |
04 March 1929 |
|
John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. |
59. |
Charles Gates Dawes, Vice President |
| 04 March 1929 |
04 March 1933 |
31. |
Herbert Clark Hoover |
60. |
Charles Curtis, Vice President |
| 04 March 1933 |
20 January 1941 |
32. |
Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
61. |
John Nance Garner, Vice President |
| 20 January 1941 |
20 January 1945 |
|
Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
62. |
Henry Agard Wallace, Vice President |
| 20 January 1945 |
12 April 1945 |
|
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1) |
63. |
Harry S Truman, Vice President |
| 12 April 1945 |
27 June 1945 |
33. |
Harry S Truman |
64. |
Edward Reilly Stettinius, Jr., Sec. of State (2) |
| 27 June 1945 |
03 July 1945 |
|
Harry S Truman |
65. |
Henry Morgenthau, Jr. Sec. of the Treasury |
| 03 July 1945 |
18 January 1947 |
|
Harry S Truman |
66. |
James Francis Byrnes, Sec. of State (7) |
| 18 January 1947 |
20 January 1949 |
|
Harry S Truman |
67. |
Joseph William Martin, Jr., Speaker of the House |
| 20 January 1949 |
20 January 1953 |
|
Harry S Truman |
68. |
Alben William Barkley, Vice President |
| 20 January 1953 |
20 January 1961 |
34. |
Dwight David Eisenhower |
69. |
Richard Milhous Nixon, Vice President |
| 20 January 1961 |
22 November 1963 |
35. |
John F. Kennedy (1) |
70. |
Lyndon Baines Johnson, Vice President |
| 22 November 1963 |
20 January 1965 |
36. |
Lyndon Baines Johnson |
71. |
John William McCormack, Speaker of the House |
| 20 January 1965 |
20 January 1969 |
|
Lyndon Baines Johnson |
72. |
Hubert Horatio Humphrey, Jr., Vice President |
| 20 January 1969 |
10 October 1973 |
37. |
Richard Milhous Nixon |
73. |
Spiro Theodore Agnew, Vice President (2) |
| 10 October 1973 |
06 December 1973 |
|
Richard Milhous Nixon |
74. |
Carl Bert Albert, Speaker of the House |
| 06 December 1973 |
09 August 1974 |
|
Richard Milhous Nixon (2) |
75. |
Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr., Vice President |
| 09 August 1974 |
19 December 1974 |
38. |
Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. |
76. |
Carl Bert Albert, Speaker of the House (5) |
| 19 December 1974 |
20 January 1977 |
|
Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. |
77. |
Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller, Vice President |
| 20 January 1977 |
20 January 1981 |
39. |
James Earl Carter, Jr. |
78. |
Walter Frederick Mondale, Vice President |
| 20 January 1981 |
13 July 1985 |
40. |
Ronald Wilson Reagan |
79. |
George Herbert Walker Bush, Vice President |
| 13 July 1985 |
(hours) |
Act |
George H.W. Bush |
80. |
Thomas Phillip O'Neill, Speaker of the House |
| 13 July 1985 |
20 January 1989 |
40. |
Ronald Wilson Reagan |
81. |
George Herbert Walker Bush, Vice Pres. (2) |
| 20 January 1989 |
20 January 1993 |
41. |
George H.W. Bush |
82. |
James Danforth Quayle III, Vice President |
| 20 January 1993 |
20 January 2001 |
42. |
William Jefferson Clinton |
83. |
Albert Arnold Gore, Jr., Vice President |
| 20 January 2001 |
29 June 2002 |
43. |
George Walker Bush |
84. |
Richard Bruce Cheney, Vice President |
| 29 June 2002 |
(hours) |
Act |
Richard Bruce Cheney |
85. |
John Dennis Hastert, Speaker of the House |
| 29 June 2002 |
21 July 2007 |
43. |
George Walker Bush |
86. |
Richard Bruce Cheney, Vice President (2) |
| 21 July 2007 |
(hours) |
Act |
Richard Bruce Cheney |
87. |
Nancy Patricia D'Alesandro Pelosi, Speaker |
| 21 July 2007 |
20 January 2009 |
43. |
George Walker Bush |
88. |
Richard Bruce Cheney, Vice President (8) |
| 20 January 2009 |
present |
44. |
Barack Hussein Obama |
89. |
Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr., Vice President |