# Term limits for VP's?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/term-limits-for-vps/28634>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 8, 2000, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/term-limits-for-vps/28634 "2000-08-08T22:53:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Miss\_Gretchen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Miss\_Gretchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Gretchen)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2000, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/term-limits-for-vps/28634/1 "2000-08-08T22:53:30Z")

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Is there such a thing as term limits for Vice Presidents of the U.S.? Could you be VP after being President? Would Gore be able to pick Clinton as his VP? Just curious.

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**Author:** ![BobT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e8cbc/32.png) [@BobT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobT)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2000, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/term-limits-for-vps/28634/2 "2000-08-08T22:55:37Z")

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Wow, this question comes up a lot. If you search the archives, you can find a whole bunch of threads.

The general consensus has been that there is no limit per se on the number of terms a VICE PRESIDENT can serve.

Everything else you can find out be reading the older threads.

Over and over and over and over and over again.

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**Author:** ![capacitor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e47774/32.png) [@capacitor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capacitor)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2000, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/term-limits-for-vps/28634/3 "2000-08-09T04:53:10Z")

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Yes, Gore could have theoretically pick William Clinton as his vice presidential candidate. It is unlikely, though, that will ever happen: a vp and pres switching roles in a run for the office.