Alternate Careers

[President Johnson]

I would find it so interesting, if somebody goes the career ladder downwards.

I use the example of Al Gore, because he would have been president at a younger age.

- Member of the House of Representatives: 1977-1985
- U.S. Senator: 1985-1993
- Vice President of the United States: 1993-2001
- President of the United States: 2001-2005 (defeated for reelection)
- Vice President of the United States: 2009-2013 (during Barack Obama's first term)
- U.S. Senator: 2015-2021
- Member of the House of Representatives: 2021-2025
- Tennessee State Senator: 2025-2029
- Tennessee State Assemblyman: 2029-2031
- Member of the City Council: 2031-2035

[President Johnson]

Nelson Rockefeller
Governor of New York: 1959 to 1969
President of the United States: 1969 to 1977

Henry "Scoop" Jackson
U.S. Senator from Washington: 1953 to 1977
President of the United States: 1977 to 1981

Jimmy Carter
Governor of Georgia: 1971 to 1975
Vice President of the United States: 1977 to 1981
Governor of Georgia: 1983 to 1991

Gerald Ford
U.S. Represenatative: 1949 to 1969
Vice President of the United States: 1969 to 1977
President of the United States: 1981 to 1989

Ronald Reagan
Governor of California: 1967 to 1975
Vice President of the United States: 1981 to 1985

George "Poppy" Bush
National Security Advisor: 1969 to 1973
Secretary of State: 1973 to 1977; 1981 to 1985
Vice President of the United States: 1985 to 1989

Lloyd Bentsen
U.S. Senator from Texas: 1971 to 1989
President of the United States: 1989 to 1997

Mario Cuomo
Governor of New York: 1983 to 1989
Vice President of the United States: 1989 to 1997

Bob Dole
U.S. Senator from Kansas: 1969 to 1981
Secretary of Defense: 1981 to 1989
President of the United States: 1997 to 2001

Jerry Brown
Governor of California: 1975 to 1983
U.S. Senator from California: 1983 to 2001
President of the United States: 2001 to 2009

Wesley Clark
Vice President of the United States: 2001 to 2009

[President Johnson]

Gerald R. Ford



38th & 41st President of the United States
In Office
March 1, 1981 - January 20, 1989

Vice President | None (Mar-Jun 1981)
                        Donald Rumsfeld
Preceded by | Ronald Reagan
Succeeded by | Donald Rumsfeld

In Office
August 9, 1974 - January 20, 1977

Vice President | None (Aug-Dec 1974)
                         Nelson Rockefeller
Preceded by | Richard Nixon
Succeeded by | Jimmy Carter

40th & 43rd Vice President of the United States
In Office
January 20, 1981 - March 1, 1981

President | Ronald Reagan
Preceded by | Walter Mondale
Succeeded by | Donald Rumsfeld

In Office
December 6, 1973 - August 9, 1974

President | Richard Nixon
Preceded by | Spiro Agnew
Succeeded by | Nelson Rockefeller

[President Johnson]

Kathy Hochul


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46th President of the United States
January 20, 2021 - January 20, 2029
Vice President | Eric Garcetti
Preceded by | Donald Trump
Succeeded by | Eric Garcetti

56th Governor of New York
January 1, 2015 - December 30, 2020
Lieutenant | Letita James
Preceded by | David Paterson
Succeeded by | Letitia James

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
June 1, 2011 - December 31, 2014
Preceded by | Chris Lee
Succeeded by | Chris Collins

[President Johnson]