# Can the Vice President Be Appointed as Secretary of State?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-vice-president-be-appointed-as-secretary-of-state/461832>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 3, 2008, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-vice-president-be-appointed-as-secretary-of-state/461832 "2008-09-03T05:57:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2016, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-vice-president-be-appointed-as-secretary-of-state/461832/21 "2016-10-05T03:30:35Z")

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> [@running\_coach](#):
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> Someone needs to take over the office of the President when the Pres is dead or incapacitated.  
> Even a simple surgery under anesthesia requires the VP to be the acting President during that time.

Also to protect the spacetime continuum.

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**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2016, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-vice-president-be-appointed-as-secretary-of-state/461832/22 "2016-10-05T03:43:27Z")

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> [@ronenfe](#):
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> Can someone tell me why do we need a vice president?

Moderator Note

We ask that old threads in GQ only be bumped to add new factual information. Since this is eight years old and no new information has been added, I’m closing this.

Colibri  
General Questions Moderator

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