Yes. He was appointed Vice-President by President Richard Nixon after his other VP Spiro Agnew resigned. Nixon then himself resigned for fear of being impeached for the Watergate scandal thus making VP Gerald Ford the 38th President by succession. He was never elected.
Yes. Gerald Ford was the first Vice President to be appointed under the 25th amendment of the U.S. Constitution. He then became President when Richard Nixon resigned in 1974. He was then defeated in the 1976 general election by Jimmy Carter.
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Gerald R. Ford became Vice-President under the provisions of the XXV Amendment to the Constitution, when Vice-President Spiro Agnew resigned. When Richard Nixon resigned, Ford became President.
Gerald ford was vice president for Richard Nixon. The Nixon Administration's original and elected Vice President was Spiro Agnew. In October of 1973, Agnew resigned from office (due tax evasion charges), leaving the position vacant. At the time, Ford was serving as the Minority Leader in the House of Representatives, and was personally recommended for the position by Nixon. Ford was allowed to take the position under the Vice Presidency vacancy provisions, listed in the 25th amendment. In August of 1974, Richard Nixon resigned from the presidency. As acting vice president, Ford automatically assumed the position of President.
Gerald Ford became Vice-President and President under the provisions of the XXV Amendment to the US Constitution.
No. Gerald R. Ford is the only American to have served as Vice-President and President without being elected to either office.
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John Tyler was the first person to move up to president after being elected only as vice-president. Gerald Ford was appointed ( not elected) vice-president and moved up to President - he was the only to do that without being elected to either office. Gerald Ford. He was vice president however he was appointed vice president and not elected vice president. He did become president because he was "next in line".
Gerald Ford was Vice President when Richard Nixon resigned as US President. In accordance with the US Constitution, Ford became President at that time.
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President Gerald Ford will be remembered for pardoning Nixon. His legacy also includes being the only person to become both the Vice President and President without being elected.
Richard Nixon was the only US President to resign. He was also succeeded by his Vice-President, Gerald R. Ford, who is the only person to serve as Vice-President and President, without being elected to either office.