[DOC] [TLE] How many secretaries of State became presidents? - The Christian ... [PAR]  [DOC] [TLE] How many secretaries of State became presidents? - The Christian ... [PAR] May 2, 2013 ... Thus Thomas Jefferson served as the nation's first secretary of State before becoming its third president. Jefferson's secretary of State was James Madison, who was the fourth US president. Madison's secretary of State was James Monroe, who became the fifth president. [DOC] [TLE] Why Do Secretaries of State Make Such Terrible Presidential ... [PAR] Aug 12, 2014 ... Besides Buchanan, the other top diplomats who became president all served in the country's infancy. The nation's first secretary of state, Thomas Jefferson, was followed to the White House by James Madison, James Monroe, John Quincy Adams and Martin Van Buren. [DOC] [TLE] Is Secretary of State a Stepping Stone? | FiveThirtyEight [PAR] Nov 15, 2008 ... If Hillary Clinton's goal is to become President of the United States in 2016, ... The 
first is the increase in the stature of the Vice Presidency dating from ... that he 
selected a Vice President in Joe Biden who, because of his age,... [DOC] [TLE] List of Presidents of the United States by other offices held - Wikipedia [PAR] This is a list of Presidents of the United States by other offices (either elected or 
appointive) ... John Adams (as Vice President) and Thomas Jefferson both 
served in the ... James Monroe, 17901794, First former Senator to become 
President .... by nearly 300,000 votes; in his concession speech, he lashed out at 
the media,... [DOC] [TLE] Can Clinton return secretary of state to presidential ... - CNN.com [PAR] Aug 12, 2016 ... Thomas Jefferson was the country's first secretary of state and third president. In 
between those positions, he served as John Adams' vice... [DOC] [TLE] Hillary Clinton's nomination would end long Cabinet drought | Pew ... [PAR] Apr 13, 2015 ... No Cabinet Member Has Been Nominated for President Since 1928 ... she could 
become the first woman president, or even the first former first lady to ... But the 
last former secretary of state to be elected president was James... [DOC] [TLE] Who was the first Secretary of State for the United States? | Student ... [PAR] Sep 30, 2016 ... In the United States these days, the Vice Presidency is often a ... he ran for the 
presidency but was defeated by then-Vice President John Adams. ... Secretary of 
State was John Madison, who was elected president in 1808. [DOC] [TLE] Is Bill Clinton eligible to serve as secretary of state? - Slate [PAR] Nov 8, 2012 ... If the president, vice president, speaker of the House, and president pro tempore 
of the Senate all became incapacitated, would Clinton then... [DOC] [TLE] Is the Secretary of State more powerful than the Vice President ... [PAR] Technically speaking, probably not. The Vice President is 1st in the presidential 
line of ... Six Secretaries of State went on to become Presidents; including five of 
the first ... What influence he had was in the legislative process, not the Executive
... [DOC] [TLE] Thomas Jefferson - People - Department History - Office of the ... [PAR] Thomas Jefferson served as the first Secretary of State from March 22, 1790, ... as 
Minister to France (1785-1789) before becoming Secretary of State. A founder of 
the Democratic-Republican Party, Jefferson was elected Vice President in... [DOC] [TLE] Clinton Is Said to Accept Offer of Secretary of State Position - The ... [PAR] Nov 21, 2008 ... President-elect Barack Obama and Mrs. Clinton fought perhaps the most ... The 
first meeting in Chicago was so general that she needed to have a better ... For 
Mrs. Clinton, becoming secretary of state would require her to... [DOC] [TLE] Bill Clinton - U.S. Presidents - HISTORY.com [PAR] In 2001, Clinton became the first president to be married to a U.S. senator. .... 
Obama (1961-), who named her secretary of state when he became president. [DOC] [TLE] Foreign Office to Oval Office | Don't Know Much [PAR] Mar 19, 2016 ... ... become the first former Secretary

Question: He was the first secretary of state to become president
Answer: Thomas Jefferson