Who would become president if the president and the vice-president both died?
The Presidential Succession Law of 1947 deals with what would happen if both the president and the vice-president were simultaneously disabled. Under the law, the Speaker of the House would succeed to the Presidency. For a complete list of the order of succession, see Infoplease’s Almanac’s Order of Presidential Succession. (http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0101032.html).
