The elite New England university where J.D. Vance graduated also produced these presidents, VPs

Former President Donald Trump has selected Ohio Republican Sen. J.D. Vance as his running mate for the 2024 presidential election.

If Trump and Vance do win this November, it won't be the first time that a graduate of New England's elite Yale University became vice president.

Both former presidents and vice presidents of the United States have graduated from Yale as undergrads or, like Vance, from Yale Law School.

When did J.D. Vance go to Yale Law School?

Vance attended Yale Law from 2010 to 2013 after graduating from Ohio State University with a degree in political science and philosophy.

He would go on to write and publish the best-selling memoir "Hillbilly Elegy" in 2016, later becoming the junior senator of the state of Ohio, where he grew up.

Other presidential Yale graduates

The Ivy League Yale University has produced six other former presidents or vice presidents of the United States, going all the way back to the 1800's.

Here's the list:

John C. Calhoun (Class of 1804)

John C. Calhoun, who would go on to serve as vice president under John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson, entered Yale College – as the undergraduate program was known at that time – in 1802 and graduated in 1804.

William Howard Taft (Class of 1878)

William Howard Taft, the Ohio Republican who would become the 27th President of the United States and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, went to Yale College and graduated second in his class in 1878.

Taft was also part of the Yale secret society known as Skull and Bones, which his father helped form.

Gerald Ford (Yale Law, 1941)

Before serving in the U.S. Navy during World War 2 and becoming the 38th U.S. president, Gerald Ford graduated from Yale Law School in 1941.

Ford was also an assistant coach of the Yale football team while pursuing his law degree.

George H.W. Bush (Class of 1948)

George H.W. Bush, who would later become the 41st U.S. president, graduated from Yale University in 1948.

During his time at Yale, George H.W. Bush was also the third baseman and a captain of the Yale Bulldogs, the school's baseball team. He was also in the Skull and Bones secret society.

Bill Clinton (Yale Law, 1973)

The 42nd president of the United States, Bill Clinton went to Yale Law School and graduated in 1973.

Yale Law is also where Clinton would meet his future wife, Hillary Rodham.

George W. Bush (Class of 1968)

George W. Bush, the 43rd U.S. president, began attending Yale University in 1964. He would graduate in 1968 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history.

Like his father, George H.W. Bush, and grandfather, George W. Bush was a cheerleader at Yale, having begun his cheer career in high school. He was also a member of the Skull and Bones secret society.

Rin Velasco is a trending reporter. She can be reached at rvelasco@gannett.com

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