Order of Presidential Succession

This is the order of presidental succession and those that hold these offices.

·  The Vice President Joseph Biden

·  Speaker of the House John Boehner

·  President pro tempore of the Senate¹ Daniel Inouye

·  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton

·  Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner

·  Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta

·  Attorney General Eric Holder

·  Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar

·  Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack

·  Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke

·  Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis

·  Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius

·  Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan

·  Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood

·  Secretary of Energy Stephen Chu

·  Secretary of Education Arne Duncan

·  Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki

·  Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano

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President Obama and the first lady dance upon the presidental seal.

Question: What President, upon taking the office, refused to appoint a vice president and served the his entire term without one? Answer:The 10th President, John Tyler never appointed a VP after he took the office upon W.H. Harrison's untimely death.