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The number incremented when Ford took over when Nixon resigned. Why do you think it would not increment if Pence took over the remainder of Trump’s term?

I unfortunately am not able to find the source. Basically, there were provisions for resigning vs. impeachment. Nixon resigned before impeachment.

Trying to scour wikipedia over this. I'll comment here if I find the source.

For completeness another interesting case is Grover Cleveland. He served two terms, but they were not consecutive.

Some lists count him as both 22nd and 24th, and some count him as just 22nd.

Nope Pence would become 46 and Biden would be 47.

When JFK died, did Johnson not increment the count? That’s what I’m saying here. No one can be 100% sure Trump will be alive next week.