by VisaliaBoop on April 29th, 2004

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Can a previously-elected president serve as a vice president in a different administration?

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  • by James Beatty on April 29th, 2004

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    Yes. The 22nd amendment, which created presidential term limits, makes no reference to a former president holding any other office in the federal government.

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    • I bet George W. Bush asked the question. ;-)

      Kim Siever

      by Kim Siever on April 29th, 2004

    • How would they handle the term limit though if the president died and left the former president next in line? Technically, a president can only serve two terms with an additional 2 years if they took over a presidency because of death or impeachment. So if the president dies with 3 years left in service and the VP has already served 2 full terms, this wouldn't be constitutional. It would have been fine for Ford as the other answer here mentions because he only served most of one term, so he could still serve one full term as president.

      Drublic

      by Drublic on December 20th, 2006

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