The new President was: Gerald R. Ford
New Vice-President was: Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller
Richard Nixon became President Nixon after the 1968 US presidential election.
When Richard M. Nixon resigned, Gerald R. Ford became the 38th US President. Ford was the only person to serve as VP and President without election to either office.
Vice-president Gerald R. Ford became president when Nixon resigned.
After Richard Nixon resigned, his vice-President, Gerald Ford, became President.
Gerald Ford became Nixon's Vice President after Agnew resigned. Thus when Nixon resigned, Ford was next in line and became President.
Ford; he became president when Nixon resigned
Gerald Ford became president because he was vice-president when President Richard Nixon resigned that office. Interestingly, he was not elected vice-president but was appointed to this position after Spiro Agnew resigned.
When Nixon resigned, the vice president, Gerald R. Ford became the president and he did pardon Nixon, a move that may have cost him re-election.
Ford was appointed VP by Nixon. When Nixon resigned, Ford became president.
That would be Ford who became president when Nixon resigned.
After Vice President Agnew resigned, he was replaced by Vice President (former Speaker of the House) Gerald Ford, who then became president after Richard Nixon resigned.
That would be Gerald Ford. He became VP under Nixon after Spiro Agnew resigned, and then ascended to President after Nixon resigned.
Ford
Gerald Ford. He was appointed Vice President and then became president when President Nixon resigned.
Spiro Agnew was Richard Nixon's Vice President. When Agnew resigned, Gerald Ford became VP.