What is National Veep Day?
On August 9th, the President of the United States' succession plan is recognized on National Veep Day. Gerald Ford, the day also acknowledges the one president who was neither elected vice president nor president – Gerald Ford.
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If the President's resignation, or inability to discharge the Powers and Duties of the said Office, the Same will devolve on the Vice President, and the Congress will determine whether the Officer will act as President, until the Disability is removed, or a President is elected.
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In the history of the United States, 14 vice presidents have served as President. Since finishing their terms as vice president, only 5 of them were reelected at some point. Following the president's death, the other eight ascended to the presidency. And then there's another vice president who was never elected at all.
