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Lyndon B. Johnson: oath of office
Lyndon B. Johnson takes the presidential oath of office, flanked by Jacqueline Kennedy (right) and Lady Bird Johnson, aboard Air Force One after the assassination of John F. Kennedy, November 22, 1963.
Who Becomes President After the President and Vice President?
The presidential line of succession is longer than you might think.
The current order of presidential succession in the United States is:
Vice President
Speaker of the House
President Pro Tempore of the Senate
Secretary of State
Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary of Defense
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Attorney General
Secretary of the Interior
Secretary of Agriculture
Secretary of Commerce
Secretary of Labor
Secretary of Health and Human Services
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Secretary of Transportation
Secretary of Energy
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Secretary of Homeland Security