Trivia: Who was the first VP to assume the presidency after the President’s death?
Gerald Ford
Andrew Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson
John Tyler
The correct answer is John Tyler
So why is this answer correct? : John Tyler became the first Vice President to assume the presidency when William Henry Harrison died after a month in office. Some opposed his assumption of the office by arguing that the Constitution only gave him the duties and powers of the President, not the presidency itself. Tyler moved forward, however, and went about enacting his agenda and finishing Harrison’s term as President.