If the president, vice-president, speaker of the house, and secretary of state all die who becomes president?

Jack Baur LOL

According to the Presidential Succession Act of 1792, the Senate president pro tempore1 was next in line after the vice president to succeed to the presidency, followed by the Speaker of the House.

In 1886, however, Congress changed the order of presidential succession, replacing the president pro tempore and the Speaker with the cabinet officers. Proponents of this change argued that the congressional leaders lacked executive experience, and none had served as president, while six former secretaries of state had later been elected to that office.

The Presidential Succession Act of 1947, signed by President Harry Truman, changed the order again to what it is today. The cabinet members are ordered in the line of succession according to the date their offices were established.

Prior to the ratification of the 25th Amendment in 1967, there was no provision for filling a vacancy in the vice presidency. When a president died in office, the vice president succeeded him, and the vice presidency then remained vacant. The first vice president to take office under the new procedure was Gerald Ford, who was nominated by Nixon on Oct. 12, 1973, and confirmed by Congress the following Dec. 6.

* The Vice President Richard Cheney

* Speaker of the House John Dennis Hastert

* President pro tempore of the Senate1 Ted Stevens

* Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice

* Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson

* Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld

* Attorney General Alberto Gonzales

* Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne

* Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns

* Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez2

* Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao3

* Secretary of Health and Human Services Mike Leavitt

* Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Alphonso Jackson

* Secretary of Transportation Vacant

* Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman

* Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings

* Secretary of Veterans Affairs Jim Nicholson

* Secretary of Homeland Security4 Michael Chertoff

Rats i was too late LOL

The Speaker of the home is the third in line for Presidential succession, observed by skill of the President professional tempore of the Senate, then the Secretary of State. the unique shape only specifies the vice chairman succeeding the President. The Presidential Succession Act of 1792 named the President professional tempore of the Senate as third, and the Speaker of the abode 4th, yet required that a definite election be held the subsequent November to choose for a President to end the term. In 1885 President Grover Cleveland proposed changing the line to the Secretary of State being third, and the law became into exceeded in 1886. In 1947 President Harry Truman argued that the line of succession might desire to get replaced returned to contain the Speaker of the abode and the President professional tempore of the Senate, quite of the Secretary of State, because of the fact in any different case the President ought to hire his very own successor, because of the fact the Secretary of State is appointed by skill of the President, and the Speaker and PptS are elected officers. The Presidential Succession Act of 1947 replaced the succession to this is cutting-edge format.

The Vice President Richard Cheney

Speaker of the House John Dennis Hastert

President pro tempore of the Senate1 Ted Stevens

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice

Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales

Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne

Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns

Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez2

Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao3

Secretary of Health and Human Services Mike Leavitt

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Alphonso Jackson

Secretary of Transportation Vacant

Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman

Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Jim Nicholson

Secretary of Homeland Security4 Michael Chertoff

It's Vice President, Speaker of the House, Senate President Pro Tem, then cabinet members as listed above.

Note that any successor to the office must also meet the requirements of being at least 35 and a born U.S. citizen. So some in that line of succession may be passed over.

Order of Presidential Succession

According to the Presidential Succession Act of 1792, the Senate president pro tempore1 was next in line after the vice president to succeed to the presidency, followed by the Speaker of the House.

In 1886, however, Congress changed the order of presidential succession, replacing the president pro tempore and the Speaker with the cabinet officers. Proponents of this change argued that the congressional leaders lacked executive experience, and none had served as president, while six former secretaries of state had later been elected to that office.

The Presidential Succession Act of 1947, signed by President Harry Truman, changed the order again to what it is today. The cabinet members are ordered in the line of succession according to the date their offices were established.

Prior to the ratification of the 25th Amendment in 1967, there was no provision for filling a vacancy in the vice presidency. When a president died in office, the vice president succeeded him, and the vice presidency then remained vacant. The first vice president to take office under the new procedure was Gerald Ford, who was nominated by Nixon on Oct. 12, 1973, and confirmed by Congress the following Dec. 6.

The Vice President Richard Cheney

Speaker of the House John Dennis Hastert

President pro tempore of the Senate1 Ted Stevens

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice

Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales

Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne

Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns

Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez2

Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao3

Secretary of Health and Human Services Mike Leavitt

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Alphonso Jackson

Secretary of Transportation Vacant

Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman

Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Jim Nicholson

Secretary of Homeland Security4 Michael Chertof

High school was quite awhile ago, but if I remember right, it goes VP, Speaker of the House, President pro tempore of the Senate, Secretary of State then Secretary of the Treasury.

Side note: the current Secretary of Commerce & Secretary of Labor are not natural born citizens and therefore, ineligible to be President, regardless of who dies.

The president pro tempore of the Senate, followed by the Speaker pro tempore of the House.

Actually, they are all wrong...according to the ***** in the White House Act of 1995, signed by Bill "I never had sexual relations with that woman" Clinton, it falls to Bills old neighbor, Bob Hasserpfeffer. He is, by executive decree, required to name Bill Clinton himself as Vice President, who in turn will name Hillary Secretary of State.

Slick Willie thought of everything!

David Letterman

A snap election will be held to determine the new president as provided for in the constitution.