original: the president pro tempore is third in the line of presidential succession , following the vice president and the speaker of the house .
simplifications: the president 's pro tempore lies third in line to presidential succession , behind the vice president and the speaker of the house . the president is the third in the line , after the vice president and the speaker of the house . the president pro tempore is third in the line of presidential succession , after the vice president and the speaker of the house . the president pro tempore is third in the line of presidential succession , after the vice president and the speaker of the house . the president , for the time being , is third in line for presidential succession , after the vice president and the speaker of the house . the president pro tempore is third in the line of presidential succession , after the vice president and the speaker of the house . if the president of america , the vice president , and the speaker of the house ca n't do the president 's work , then the president pro tempore does the work . the president pro tempore is third in the line of presidential succession , following the vice president and the speaker of the house .