Why are there 49 vice presidents and 46 presidents? Here's why Joe Biden, Kamala Harris have different numbers
Joe Biden is officially the 46th president of the United States, but Kamala Harris isn't the 46th vice president -- she's actually the 49th person to hold that title. There have been three more vice presidents than presidents, but why the difference? In early American history, such as with President James Madison, there were points in time when the vice presidency was vacant. That also happened with the assassination of John F. Kennedy; when Lyndon B. Johnson became president, his former post was vacant for some time. (Fun fact: The vice president and president didn't always run as a ticket....