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  1. The vice president of the United States is the second-highest officer in the executive branch of the United States federal government after the president of the United States. [1] There have been 49 U.S. vice presidents since the office was created in 1789.

  2. For example, John Adams served two consecutive terms and is counted as the first vice president (not the first and second). Likewise, George Clinton is counted as the fourth and John Calhoun as the seventh, even though each one's consecutive terms in office were served under more than one president. Following the resignation of 39th vice ...

    Vice Presidency [a]
    Vice Presidency [a]
    Vice President
    Party [b]
    49
    January 20, 2021 – Present
    48
    January 20, 2017 - January 20, 2021
    47
    January 20, 2009 – January 20, 2017
    46
    January 20, 2001 – January 20, 2009
  3. Kamala Harris is the 49th and current vice president of the United States. A former senator, she is the first African American, first Asian American and first female occupant of the office. Harris is the highest ranking female official in United States history. She assumed office on January 20, 2021.

  4. John Tyler was the first vice president to assume the presidency during a presidential term, and set the precedent that a vice president who does so becomes the fully functioning president with their own administration.

    No.[a]
    Name (birth–death)
    Term [14]
    Party [b][15]
    January 20, 2021 – Incumbent
    Donald Trump (b. 1946) [74]
    January 20, 2017 – January 20, 2021
    Barack Obama (b. 1961) [73]
    January 20, 2009 – January 20, 2017
    George W. Bush (b. 1946) [72]
    January 20, 2001 – January 20, 2009
  5. The vice president of the United States is the second-highest officer in the executive branch of the United States federal government after the president of the United States. There have been 49 U.S. vice presidents since the office was created in 1789.

  6. May 20, 2024 · This guide provides portraits of each American vice president from the Prints & Photographs Division collections at the Library of Congress.

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  8. May 20, 2024 · This guide offers a selection of portraits of U.S. vice presidents held in the Prints & Photographs Division collections. Lists of vice presidents in alphabetical and chronological order are also included. After each vice president's image, you will find a link to search for more images of that vice president at the Library of Congress.