If the President-Elect dies...

[rorschach]

Fascinating stuff.

I have further queries:

a) So if the Vice President-elect ascends to the presidency, I'm assuming the Vice President will be chosen in the same way Ford was in '74? Is this correct??

also

b) if the President-elect does die before inauguration, will he/she still count as President in the official records/annals? Say if the winner of 2016 dies, will he/she still be the 45th president or will the Vice-president elect who is officially inaugurated be 45??

[rorschach]

Thanks.

So just to clarify that second point, the president-elect will never be officially recorded as president?