I missed this before. POTUS and VPOTUS never fly together so that they won’t both be lost if the plane crashes or is shot down. VPOTUS usually flies on smaller aircraft, such as Boeing C-32s: Air Force Two - Wikipedia
Think you so?
Note that of the five in this list who became VEEP, only one became Prez.
By death or resignation, yes, but not by election. Of the 19 presidents since 1901, only two VEEPs (Nixon and Bush I) won the presidency in an election, and only Bush I did it while he was actually President. Five (TR, Coolidge, Truman, LBJ and Ford) inherited the office. So yes, VEEPS do become President, but in a highly unpredictable fashion, and don’t have a good record of winning it on their own. It’s been 28 years since a VEEP became President and notably, he followed an extremely popular President. That three-term run has only happened twice (Van Buren being the other).
Governor is more of a stepping stone to being elected President. Of the 19 presidents since 1901, 6 were either sitting or former governors (Wilson, FDR, Carter, Reagan, Clinton and Bush II). (I’m not counting Coolidge, since he was VEEP after being a governor; but being a governor helped get him the VEEP spot.)
Over the past century, more Senators (3) have won the presidential election than VEEPS (2): Harding, JFK, and Obama. (Not counting Truman or LBJ, since they were VEEPS after being Senators.)
Former Cabinet members have had just as good a record at getting elected President as VEEPS: 2 each (Taft and Hoover, v Nixon and Bush).
And of course one military man: Eisenhower.
So overall, I’m not convinced that being VEEP is more of a stepping stone to being elected president than being a successful governor or senator. Inheriting the office, yes, but not winning it on one’s own.