Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, 1981
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Question 0905:
Vice-president George H.W. Bush succeeded Ronald Reagan as president following the 1988 election. Before him, the last incumbent vice-president
who was directly elected president rather than succeeding a president who died in office was
(A) Martin Van Buren
(B) Lyndon Johnson
(C) Calvin Coolidge
(D) Theodore Roosevelt
(E) Harry Truman
Vice-president George H.W. Bush succeeded Ronald Reagan as president following the 1988 election. Before him, the last incumbent vice-president
who was directly elected president rather than succeeding a president who died in office was
(A) Martin Van Buren
(B) Lyndon Johnson
(C) Calvin Coolidge
(D) Theodore Roosevelt
(E) Harry Truman